Thread: Buying second hand - Gun City

Originally Posted by Greyman

Good morning,

I am very new to hunting and am looking at buying my first rifle. I have decided to go second hand for the first one to save some money to purchase a better scope.

My question is, have many people bought second hand Firearms from Gun City without viewing them first? If so how was your experience? Any issues with the Rifle etc?

I'm assuming they'd make sure they were only selling quality as their reputation is on the line, thought I'd ask just incase.

Thanks in advance for your help!

@Greyman There is a lot of valid advice here. You mention that you rae new to hunting but dont say if you are new to shooting or firearms in general. I will presume that this is the case. First get a 22LR as these are the cheapest ones to feed. It will allow you to get a lot of practice to get techniques right and get you accurate behind whatever you buy. Second, with your budget, you could easily start with a new Howa (as mentioned by @country cuts) or a number of others and still have budget for a decent scope. As a new shooter, I am not sure I would spend thousands on a top of the line scope, but get a good quality 3-9x or 4-12 or similar. For a newer shooter, one of the best investments you can make is in ammo....enough to get you a lot of practise and get comfortable shooting the firearm that you get.......

The deal above "@Noswal has an absolute steal of a deal for you. 270 12ga&10/22 and change from what you have said is your budget. You can update scope and/or suppressor and still come out better off by far." would certainly fill that criteria