Why We Need To Inspect and Clean New/Used Firearms

[EVOC ONE]

I suspect that many members do this.  Over the years I have come across those that do not.

Below are pictures of an older Savage 110 .270 I recently picked up.  I looked the rifle over very well at the shop.  It gave a very nice appearance.  The stock was typical older Savage with the pecan color finish that I've seen peel on many others.  This one was no exception.  Other than the peeling finish, there were no other marks on the rifle.  It had very nice bluing, smooth bolt operation, proper functioning, nice bore, etc. The salesman said the rifle was owned by the same fellow for quite some time.  The previous owner decided to give up hunting and sold it to the shop.   Based on its outward appearance I could believe someone, somewhere may have attempted to fire it without closer inspection.



This is what I found:




I suspect the previous owner wiped it down and cleaned the bore regularly, but probably never disassembled it.

Please take a little bit of time and look them over before firing, new or used.   

[trotterlg]

Not that nice looking, but I don't think you would die if you shot it.  Larry

[TNyoteboy]

Pretty? No. Fixable? You betcha! What kind of money were we talking?

[trotterlg]

You should probably toss the old style trigger anyway, and a new barrel nut is about $10.00, plus, you can set the headspace up just like you want it when you put it on.  Larry

[R.W.Dale]

You should probably toss the old style trigger anyway, and a new barrel nut is about $10.00, plus, you can set the headspace up just like you want it when you put it on.  Larry

 Why would you want to ditch the excellent 3 screw trigger?

[trotterlg]

Even the new Accutrigger is much better than the older one on that rifle, I have had both, any of the after market triggers are even better than either one.  My self, I would just take a small brass brush and some WD-40 and clean the rust off and be done with it.  If I bought a used rifle and did not take the action out of the stock I would not be "shocked" to fine a little rust, that rifle has to be at least 20 years old as it has the round bottom barrel nut slots.  Larry

[EVOC ONE]

The price was $189 with the scope set up.  The scope is a Bass Pro 3X9X40 Red head.  Used scopes are a toss up, but this one seems OK.  I was able to get it to the range yesterday and it functioned fine.  The rifle did well, also.  The trigger is fine for me.   Very little creep, perhaps a tad heavy.

It clean up nicely using a Kroil.



Thanks.

[260 AAR]

Saw a nice older Marlin lever 44 mag on a rack in a store in Hawaii years ago. Lots of guys looking asnd handling it etc but no buyers. Having a Ruger 44 it was not for me. A friend was looking for a 44 a few months later. I called and the thing was still there so he went down and bought it.  He came by and I was checking it out. I let it drop [accident] onto the but a little hard and, lo and behold!! A loaded cartridge popped into the loading area!! Not just one but THREE [3] were in the rifle. How many guys handled, aimed etc and pulled the trigger over those months and somehow NO-BODY got killed. You gotta CHECK EVERY firearm you pick up. Not just for the kind of stuff in the poor old Sav but for SAFETY!
Aloha, Mark