I'm talking to a guy online about possibly trading his Remington 870 Wingmaster for my Ruger Mark II Target .22 pistol. I haven't even seen his shotgun yet, so don't know much about it. The one photo I saw looks pretty good.
My Ruger MK II:
- blued finish with slight wear
- excellent shape
- clean
- possibly 1,000 rounds fired through it
- hogue grips, 3 mags
- 5.5" bull barrel
So what do you guys think on the surface? Fair deal?
Thanks in advance.
Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
I see 870s in pawn shops for 250-300 all the time. MkIIs seem to bring a little more. That said if you are happy with the deal, do it. Maybe if he had some ammo to throw in.
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Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
A decent Wingmaster can be found reasonably priced in a lot of places. A Ruger Mk II is no longer made and with that low a round count should be LNIB. Personally I'd say no.
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
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Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
Thanks guys. I'm leaning toward not doing the trade. I still may check out the wingmaster. We'll see.
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Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
The Ruger Mark II is a fine pistol, especially with a bull barrel. The Remington 870 is a fine pump shotgun. Both nice, but totally different firearms, and while the Ruger might be slightly more expensive, it isn't by much. So what do you like shooing better? Shotgun or 22 pistol?
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I would never trade my MK II for a shotgun, well maybe a trap model Benelli.
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Me neither, I would keep the Ruger unless I just hated it, but assuming I liked shooting it I would keep it and buy a shotgun when I was able.
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Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
If I can still buy it new I'm ok with trading. If not it stays.
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Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
I've decided not to pursue the trade. I'm keeping the MK II. The guy was kind of flaky anyhow. He could have been trouble.
Re: Possible gun trade deal. Need your advice.
Good decision. No one needs added trouble.
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis