First 81 and first purchase on Gunbroker.com
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:20 pm
Hello.
Great place here for the 8 and 81.
Well, I always wanted a Model 81 in .300 Savage to add to my collection. I wanted a "perfect" one. My uncle introduced me to to hunting and always took down deer in Northern Minnesota with his 300 "cannon," as he called it. As the youngest one of the group, I always drove the thickets while the more seasoned hunters posted, so I always carried an open-sight 30/30 or shotgun. Once a day they would let me rest and post. That's when I got to shoulder the "cannon." As a young teen it was quite impressive and kicked like mule. I always preferred it to the newer semi-auto Remingtons and other bolts I was offered to use.
After searching gun shops and shows for a couple of years I thought that I had finally found one. On Gunbroker.com I found an unmolested "like new" 81 in .300. The steep $1000 price seemed worth it for a "new" 1939 gun. The pictures were a bit fuzzy. I confirmed with the seller that the wood did have some dings. It was original with no extra tapped holes and ramp sites. The wood was original and not refinished. He said the metal was "like" new and the previous owner had only maybe shot one box through it. Well..........that was not quite correct. The gun has 5 scratches and dings through the blue with shiny bare metal coming through. In addition, on every 3rd or 4th round there is an ejection failure and the gun jams. After further inspection, it looks like from the scratches on the body and other mechanisms that this problem has happened many times before.
This group has been invaluable in helping me clean, disassemble, and troubleshoot the gun. Thank you.
I have thoroughly cleaned the gun. It was extremely gummed up and dirty inside. It is still having the ejection problem. I will seek a gunsmith next.
Buyers beware on Gunbroker.com. They say that fraud is covered. Here is the fine print:
"While fraud is virtually non-existent at GunBroker.com, our Buyer's Protection Program gives you as the bidder the peace of mind to bid and buy with confidence. Our Buyer's Protection covers two specific forms of fraud:
1) You pay for an item and never receive it, or
2) The item you receive is materially different that its description, such as winning a stainless steel pistol and receiving a blued one instead."
Hopefully, someone can learn from my lack of diligence and mistakes.
Thanks again for a great resource.
Great place here for the 8 and 81.
Well, I always wanted a Model 81 in .300 Savage to add to my collection. I wanted a "perfect" one. My uncle introduced me to to hunting and always took down deer in Northern Minnesota with his 300 "cannon," as he called it. As the youngest one of the group, I always drove the thickets while the more seasoned hunters posted, so I always carried an open-sight 30/30 or shotgun. Once a day they would let me rest and post. That's when I got to shoulder the "cannon." As a young teen it was quite impressive and kicked like mule. I always preferred it to the newer semi-auto Remingtons and other bolts I was offered to use.
After searching gun shops and shows for a couple of years I thought that I had finally found one. On Gunbroker.com I found an unmolested "like new" 81 in .300. The steep $1000 price seemed worth it for a "new" 1939 gun. The pictures were a bit fuzzy. I confirmed with the seller that the wood did have some dings. It was original with no extra tapped holes and ramp sites. The wood was original and not refinished. He said the metal was "like" new and the previous owner had only maybe shot one box through it. Well..........that was not quite correct. The gun has 5 scratches and dings through the blue with shiny bare metal coming through. In addition, on every 3rd or 4th round there is an ejection failure and the gun jams. After further inspection, it looks like from the scratches on the body and other mechanisms that this problem has happened many times before.
This group has been invaluable in helping me clean, disassemble, and troubleshoot the gun. Thank you.
I have thoroughly cleaned the gun. It was extremely gummed up and dirty inside. It is still having the ejection problem. I will seek a gunsmith next.
Buyers beware on Gunbroker.com. They say that fraud is covered. Here is the fine print:
"While fraud is virtually non-existent at GunBroker.com, our Buyer's Protection Program gives you as the bidder the peace of mind to bid and buy with confidence. Our Buyer's Protection covers two specific forms of fraud:
1) You pay for an item and never receive it, or
2) The item you receive is materially different that its description, such as winning a stainless steel pistol and receiving a blued one instead."
Hopefully, someone can learn from my lack of diligence and mistakes.
Thanks again for a great resource.
