What do I do with $250 worth of Cabela's Gift Cards?

[lvalmont]

Here are the following firearms that fill a certain niche in my collection:

Baby Eagle 9mm full-sized - Home Defense
S&W 442 - Carry gun
AR-15 w/ 3x9 and Red dot - Varmint/Hog hunter
Custom 6mm bolt action topped with 6-18 Glass - Long range paper punching
AK74 - Cheap Plinker (10 cents/round) and eventual HD (haven't tested reliability yet)
Winchester 1400 - Clay/Bird gun

Now the only things I don't have are:

Large caliber handgun
.22 Plinker Pistol
.22 Rifle


Now the big question, what should I do with $250 worth of Cabela's gift cards? Save them and wait till I can afford to add cash on top for a 1911? Get a Ruger Mk/Browning Buckmark? Pick up a Ruger 10/22 or Savage MkII?

Or should I just put it towards 2-3 months worth of ammo?


Help...

 

[hirundo82]

Marlin or Savage .22 rifle and several bricks of .22lr.

 

[revjen45]

If you don't have a SD handgun, that would seem the next acquisition.

 

[Redneck with a 40]

I'd get a reloading bench set up, that will save you quite a bit of money over factory ammo, plus its fun and gratifying.

 

[fragout]

I vote for a Ruger 10-22.

 

[highorder]

If you're not reloading, start.

Otherwise, a .22 pistol or rifle. I like the S&W 22a and a 10/22 (if only for the magazine.)

 

[W.E.G.]

Buy ammo.

 

[Sniderman]

One Vote for 10-22,,,Got one, Love it!
That and a brick of ammo is the most fun one can have without ending the day aplologizing to a judge. (Don't Ask) :banghead:

Merry Christmas!

 

[Dr.Rob]

Spend $6 of it on an ostrich sandwich... it's like the best pastrami without any fat.

 

[788Ham]

Buy that Browning Buck Mark .22, you won't be sorry!!!!!!!

 

[pappi]

Buy some ammo

 

[redneck2]

My local Cabelas has some super deals on reloading presses. Look in the Bargain Cave. Sometimes the stuff is buried or on odd shelves.

 

[snubbies]

Possibility!!!

If you have a lot of spare time buy the reloading setup You can then save enought on ammo to buy what everyone else suggests

 

[KosmicKrunch]

Buy 10mm ammo, it is getting rarer than hens teeth, keep it for about 6 months to 1 year and double your money by selling it, same with loading componets for it, high end stuff like XTP's and Sabers, not lead. As a FFL dealer, I keep seeing it out pace the prices of anything else and the word is, the mfgs are cutting down on 10mm and increasing production of .40.

Dr. Rob: I think that Ostrich sandwich tastes more like a Ham sandwich, the foods in the cafe are good for sure. I bought 8 elk sandwiches and kept them almost frozen for lunches for the week the last time I was there.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

If you can't figure out how to spend $250 at Cabela's, you're doing it wrong.

 

[rodregier]

Reloading gear if you lack it.

.22LR rifle or pistol next. I like my CZ452 .22LR bolt gun.

 

[brandon_mcg]

i shot my .22 rifle about 100 times today and it is pure fun.

it would be tempting to get a .22 rifle beings hat you could probably get one without having a remaining balance.

 

[Tim the student]

I'd vote to put it towards reloading.

 

[Hanzo581]

Can you really get into reloading for $250?

 

[Avenger29]

Large caliber handgun

You don't really need one. You've got CCW and SD guns covered quite adequeatly. You need more practice ammo for those and you need a .22LR pistol to practice honing your marksmanship.

.22 Plinker Pistol

This is what you need. I suggest one of the Rugers (and deleting the mag disconnect and loaded chamber indicator, real easy to do) or a Browning Buckmark. These are both solid, reliable, well made guns that will last a lifetime. No, I don't like the way they look a bit odd, but they are good guns.

.22 Rifle

You also need one of these. Since you have an AR-15, have you considered a .22LR conversion kit or something like a S&W M&P 15-22 so that you get your AR fix for cheap and cover your .22LR needs?

 

[A.Fischer]

Cabela's pricing on handguns and rifles can be so out of whack that you are way better off getting ammo there.

 

[chbrow10]

yes, you can get into reloading for $250. Check out the starter kits.

 

[PT92]

I say a Ruger 10/22 or the Marlin equivalent model.

-Happy Holidays

 

[mcdonl]

Send them to me, I will show you

 

[clutch]

Now the big question, what should I do with $250 worth of Cabela's gift cards? Save them and wait till I can afford to add cash on top for a 1911? Get a Ruger Mk/Browning Buckmark? Pick up a Ruger 10/22 or Savage MkII?

Help...

You don't have coffee cans full of change to add to it? I spent some time the last few days rolling coins and I have enough to buy another gun.

Clutch