Thread: Anyone ever traded in a rifle before?

I lost a magazine right before a hunting trip (belonged to a Tikka LSA M55 .243). I was dead broke and desperate to go bush. So I traded in a virtually brand new marlin semi-auto .22lr for a replacement mag. They basically did a straight swap. Mag cost $120-130 from memory. They probably sold the rifle for $450.00.

I felt raped when I walked out, but I was glad I had my centrefire up and running.


As others have said, you're not gonna win by trading anything in. If you haven't got much to lose on the rifle on the other hand, and the dealer has something else you're after, then that may be another story.