duck911
Member
Hey guys,
I found a gun at a local shop today that has been sitting in a gunrack, barrel up. What looks like 2 months worth of dust and grime has settled on the objective glass of the scope. I also want to know if the scope has heavy ring marks.
Long story short, is it reasonable to ask a dealer to clean the glass and remove the scope for inspection? I guess I am asking hypothetically, as I plan on asking anyway (worse they can say is no, or kick me out I suppose) but I am curious anyway if I am crossing some invisible gunshop line of etiquette.
Incidentally, the reason I ask is, I was at a local gunshop that shall remain nameless and in the rack I saw a very interesting setup:
The rifle is a Howa .243 with Hogue overmolded stock. In and of itself, not a spectacular find (~$400 new, maybe a tad more). I noticed it was wearing a pretty nice scope, a Bushnell 6500 Elite 4.5-30x50.
The price tag caught my attention too: $829 but I bet if I flashed $750 cash they'd flinch (though I'd probably start at $700! ) The rifle is in great shape. I running short on time and didn't have time to go over anything in detail.
Separately, I probably wouldn't consider either of these items sitting on a shelf at retail price. But combined at this price, if they're in good shape, it's a pretty good find, and I could flip the scope to pay for the gun or flip the gun and have a nice 6500 Elite scope for a few hundred bucks.
It may be worth a second look if I make it back out that way!
--Duck911
I found a gun at a local shop today that has been sitting in a gunrack, barrel up. What looks like 2 months worth of dust and grime has settled on the objective glass of the scope. I also want to know if the scope has heavy ring marks.
Long story short, is it reasonable to ask a dealer to clean the glass and remove the scope for inspection? I guess I am asking hypothetically, as I plan on asking anyway (worse they can say is no, or kick me out I suppose) but I am curious anyway if I am crossing some invisible gunshop line of etiquette.
Incidentally, the reason I ask is, I was at a local gunshop that shall remain nameless and in the rack I saw a very interesting setup:
The rifle is a Howa .243 with Hogue overmolded stock. In and of itself, not a spectacular find (~$400 new, maybe a tad more). I noticed it was wearing a pretty nice scope, a Bushnell 6500 Elite 4.5-30x50.
The price tag caught my attention too: $829 but I bet if I flashed $750 cash they'd flinch (though I'd probably start at $700! ) The rifle is in great shape. I running short on time and didn't have time to go over anything in detail.
Separately, I probably wouldn't consider either of these items sitting on a shelf at retail price. But combined at this price, if they're in good shape, it's a pretty good find, and I could flip the scope to pay for the gun or flip the gun and have a nice 6500 Elite scope for a few hundred bucks.
It may be worth a second look if I make it back out that way!
--Duck911