Hmm, money burning a hole in my pocket, what to treat myself to?

[MacTech]

I have about $150 that needs spending, and I want to put it into my shooting hobby, the question is, what to get?

1; reloading equipment for my 12-gauge, so I can recreate the Winchester WinLites for less than I can buy them for

2; a Black Powder rifle, there's a nice used H&R 209 based BP rifle in my gun shop for around $95, and I've been wanting to get into BP for a while

3; trade in my Mossberg 500 and use trade-in value+cash for a nice used Remington Wingmaster 12-gauge, problem is there's nothing wrong with my 500 and I'd get very little in trade for it

4; a better scope for my Ruger 10/22, I've been using the 10/22 the most of my .22 rifles, and it's currently got a Bushnell Sportview 4-12X AO that I'm not completely happy with, I'd trade the Sportview for store credit and use the cash for a better scope

 

[BlkHawk73]

3 or 4...it's quality not quantity.

 

[loadedround]

You might consider a used MEC reloader for your shotshell hulls on GB or Ebay. Reloading your own will generate some more loose cash for other activities.

 

[TheCol.U.S.M.C.]

3 or 4...it's quality not quantity.

quantity has a quality of it's own- Joseph Stalin

 

[killchain]

I would personally invest in the reloading equipment.

 

[JoeMal]

Number 1

 

[MacTech]

They didn't have any decent (affordable) used reloading gear, so I went with option 4, picked up a nice Bushnell Trophy 4-15x 40mm AO, *so* much sharper than my Sportview it's not even funny, on 12X the Sportview got a little soft, the Trophy is razor sharp even to 16X, and I still had enough left over for another brick of .22LR, so it's win-win

I felt the Sportview was holding back my potential due to the overall softness of the image, bear in mind, I've been going up in scope sharpness over time, the 10/22 started off with a Bushnell Rimfire, then it was upgraded to the slightly sharper but greater magnification Sportview, and now, it's sporting a nice, sharp Trophy with even more magnification, I've generally spent at least a year with each scope, trying to tweak out the most performance possible from them, if I can't see a visible improvement in that time, the scope is replaced

I'm still keeping an eye out for a decent used shotshell reloading press and that will most likely be my next purchase, I have to keep reminding myself of Clint Smith's mantra; "I don't need a new gun, I need to run the one I got"

I guess that's why my collection has always stayed small, I tend to put more stock into the Dave McCracken mantra of "BA/UU/R", nothing beats actual practice and experience

Sure, buying toys is more fun, but they won't improve your skillset, I'd rather be really good with a small set of guns than have a huge collection that I'm only mediocre with

 

[BlkHawk73]

quantity has a quality of it's own- Joseph Stalin

Ok, 10 Jennings or 1 Glock?

 

[MacTech]

It depends, with the multiple jennings guns you have backups of backups of backups of backups of....... (ad infinitum)

wost case scenario, you have 10 single-shot pistols

naah, in all seriousness, if limited to the two guns in the above post, it;s a given, Glock (and I'm not particularly a Glock fan)

I'm really glad I went with the Bushnell Trophy, in addition to the large zoom range and sharp optics, it has quick-set target turrets as well, and the AO focuses from 10 feet to infinity (And Beyond!)

 

[TheCol.U.S.M.C.]

I belive What Stalin was talking about was more like 10 guys with Jennings will beat 1 guy with a glock