Dam I hate Christmas

[Bill]

Why does it seem that every year when Christmas come I spend all my money on gifts for the kids and grandkids and then something like this comes along.
A guy brings in a NIB unfired Browning A-Bolt Gold Medallion .22 lr having some of the most awesome wood I have ever seen and sells it to the store. Now I have to look at it every day until it sells as I cannot afford it now.
Last week I brought in my Rem 700 Sendero II in .264 WM just so I could use the money to pay down my credit card charges after I bought all the grand kids bows and marshmallow guns for Christmas.
HaBumhug.
Dam I am starting to sound like a scrouge.

[jimh]

Bill, how much they asking?

[Bill]

Way too much ;D $899 but for a new in the box Gold Medallion it is kind of like if you want it you pay for it. Impossible to find easily and a total joy of own except I would have to shoot it. That would bring down the value on it a bit but so what.

[jmarriott]

Yes, How much? I sold off the a-bolt 22 mag. Still have the 52 copy, and several gold med. a-bolts.

[Bill]

Depending on condition from $699 to $799 would be my guess.

[jmarriott]

They made lots of the a-bolt 22 lr. There were only half that number made as gold med these had much better wood and the mass produced scroll work. There were no a-bolt 22 mag in gold med. Repro 52's will bring 899 if you have the box and everything. Many mint without box will bring 899. I just don;t see the a-bolts, PBR-22, or BAR-22's for sale much, I see more repro 52's.

I love the 308 a-bolt with 2-7 scope (pentax). Light weight , easy movement in the field for stalking, accurate. Just not indiana deer legal. I have 3 308. two are brownings a steel frame model 81 and the a-bolt and the savage 99, So over half my 308's at levers. Kinda weird. Have the 52 from browning and winchester the Sa-22 and the BL-22.

Looking at a trombone but I don;t think the owner and I can see a good price for me to get it.

That one is one the browning list along with a hi-power, the 78 and the model 52 knife and the 1861 knife. I need the knives bad if someone see's them.