Walmart rifle closeouts
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Space Ghost
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Great... it's on youtube... now we'll never find one ever again...
BigBL87
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Believe me, I thought about going anyway. However, I work for the county in corrections and my employer knows I'm on quarantine. If I were seen out and about (the Walmart is in the town I work on) there'd be major problems with work and it's not worth the risk for me. I'm getting paid and not having to use sick days during my 10 day quarantine, would rather not risk that deal.
godale
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I agree
WisBorn
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Has your wife tested positive for COVID?
His has and he has symptoms. People need to stay home in these cases!
WisBorn
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@3Crows sorry for my quick reply .
Thanks to you and your wife for working through this pandemic.
@BigBL87 I hope you and your wife feel better soon.
I like the rest of the country would like this whole COVID thing to be over soon.
Safe shooting! I can't wait to get my Walmart deals out this coming week .
WisBorn
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I agree with you!
I spent more on the scope for the rifle on the right than I did the three rifle/scope packages on the left with 6 boxes of CORE-LOKs .
Early range session show that the Savage rigs will shoot.
Now I'm not in a hurry to get rid of my Weatherby, but for range fun and loaner guns the Savages are ok.
I'm actually looking forward to hunting with the Axis 243 win. Never had a 243 before
CptnAwesome
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Are you using brickseek to find the scopes? If so, what exactly are you searching?
I misread, I see now that you also have symptoms, I was thinking your wife was having cold like symptoms but not you. Certainly, if you have symptoms you should stay home and not expose folks if you really think you or she has C19, not just a cold. Hopefully it will work out, I hope so and I mostly hope you and your wife remain healthy.
illinoisburt
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I signed up for the paid version of brickseek after buying the first rifle. It's $10 a month, however I only plan to use it for a few more items I want-- laptop, new grill, some patio furniture -- then let it go. Figure the clearance prices more than compensate for a couple months of subscription cost.
Btw I also bought trigger kits from a guy on Ebay. I was a little skeptical of it because they were cheap ($7 each) and consisted of nothing more than a stop screw, 2 thin washers, and a replacement spring with a pair of hex keys to remove the stock screws. The result is actually really good! Pull on both guns now is just under 4 pounds with a little bit of over travel. These must be really popular now as the seller shows sold 1,381 of them and the price has more than doubled.
BigBL87
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Thanks for the kind words guys. My wife and son are feeling quite a bit better. Son still has a mild cough, wife only has a sore throat and a little chest congestion. I'm in the worst shape at the moment, haha. That being said I'm not feeling that bad, pretty much a standard cold for me so far, maybe a shade worse but not much.
BigBL87
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Sounds like the same idea as the M*CARBO trigger kit. I thought about getting a Rifle Basix or Timney trigger, but all things being equal they seemed like alot of money for my $50 rifle when the M*CARBO kit is $25 shipped and gets similar results to what you said.
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WisBorn
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I would shoot them a little bit first. I was surprised that the Axis trigger on the two I have shot is better than I thought they would be. Not as good as the AccuTrigger but better than some rifles I have owned and others I have shot.
mgmorden
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Yeah I've dry-fired one of my recently acquired Axis rifles and it feels fine. Granted, I'm not that spoiled by modern triggers. My existing sporting rifles are mostly a collection of military sporters (most still with their military triggers), and older guns from the era before triggers were so heavily scrutinized. For a basic hunting rifle I so no need to replace the trigger.
rdnktrkr
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I screwed the spring farther in the trigger, it lowered the pull and the safety still works, it has over travel but on a bolt action I don't think it matters, I put some fingernail polish back on the top to lock it in place.
I wound up with 4 rifles, 223,243,and 270 in wood stocks w/scope and a 6.5cm in a plastic stock, I also bought a Stevens 12ga pump for $140 that is a lot smoother than I thought. I patterned it at 30yrds and it was even, no holes, it has chokes but didn't come with extras.
I wound up with 4 rifles, 223,243,and 270 in wood stocks w/scope and a 6.5cm in a plastic stock, I also bought a Stevens 12ga pump for $140 that is a lot smoother than I thought. I patterned it at 30yrds and it was even, no holes, it has chokes but didn't come with extras.
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I was kinda thinking the same thing, exactly what is supposedly wrong with the triggers? I think we have moved into an era of trigger fetish and heavy barrel elitism resulting from us riflemen moving out of the woods and settling down on benches. You do not have to skin a paper target and it rarely tries to eat you so I guess that leaves us scrutinizing our triggers for excitement.
WisBorn
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With modern machining most of the guns we purchase today are better than years ago and at a lower price.
Yes, some of the aesthetics are not as nice, and to find nice wood comes with a high price. But the mechanical parts are mass produced and fit together easily.
As far as the trigger, I like a clean break like everyone. 3-4# is a good level on a hunting rifle. With cold hands you can have a mishap with a lighter weight trigger costing you a miss or worse a wounded animal.
Yes, some of the aesthetics are not as nice, and to find nice wood comes with a high price. But the mechanical parts are mass produced and fit together easily.
As far as the trigger, I like a clean break like everyone. 3-4# is a good level on a hunting rifle. With cold hands you can have a mishap with a lighter weight trigger costing you a miss or worse a wounded animal.
Robbins290
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Picked up my second remington 700 in 223 this morning. 79 bucks out the door.
George P
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Bet the manager had a fun time walking him out the door with all of those............
Bought my second rifle from Walmart this afternoon, found a Rossi 22/410 combo gun for $35. My son is left handed (Got that from me) and we think left eye dominant. He will be old enough to get started shooting soon, so a break action will be perfect for a first rifle. I missed the Savage deals but I will probably get more use out of this if I’m being honest. Still would have loved a free/almost free centerfire rifle though...even if I don’t need it.
BigBL87
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Thats an awesome deal! Wouldn't mind finding one for my son to have someday (soon to turn 3, so it'll be a little while).
Robbins290
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Big, wait till next august. Never know what they will have for clearance next year.
bassjam
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I just received email confirmation that my $50 Savage rebate was approved. So after taxes, I paid $2.43 for my walmart closeout Axis.
Barbaroja
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This is what I came back to this thread to post about I also got an email back from savage approving my rebates! Now, to spend my rebate on some leather to carry what I traded a couple free rifles for.
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