Second hand equipment

[Keith Glasscock]

Having shot BSWN at a higher level than I ever imagined possible, I thought now would be a great time to bring up a sensitive subject for many shooters - second hand equipment.

I, like everyone else, love new, shiny things. Unfortunately, those things break my budget pretty easily. My rifles and equipment are a conglomeration of the best pieces I could get second hand (with a few exceptions).

For the 284 I shot last weekend, I'd like to thank the following forum members for the high-quality equipment they sold me at budget prices:

Barnard action and PRT Lowboy stock - @Jay Christopherson
Older model Farley rest - @Dirtball
12-42 NXS scope - @Hoier
Kowa TSN 1 spotting scope - @hmcsr

I'd also like to thank @Scott Harris for chambering up one wicked barrel in record time this winter. It shoots!

If you are ever wondering if what you find in the classifieds in any good, I'd suggest that yes, it most likely is perfectly good!

 

[Dirtball]

Keith
CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done!!!!

I am glad that I was able to contribute in a small way, glad the rest worked out for you.
I too buy a lot "pre-tested" parts from this site and have only been dissapointed once in 9 years.
A great bunch of people on this site, I too would like to thank everyone on this site for all of the help over the years.

Dave

 

[Jay Christopherson]

I think I forgot to send you the updated invoice - there's a surcharge for setting records and out-X'ing me with my own equipment.

 

[Immike]

Very inspirational performance Keith! Always nice to hear that a regular guy can place in a big match!!

 

[XTR]

Very inspirational performance Keith! Always nice to hear that a regular guy can place in a big match!!

Like anyone here is "regular"

 

[Immike]

Like anyone here is "regular"

I got in this discussion a few years ago on the Palo Alto forum with David Decereaux and a few others. After David returned from Raton he agreed that these matches are for everyone and all shooters qualify to compete in the larger matches.

 

[Killick]

Keith, I too have some of the same "pre-owned" items I used at BSWN. A TSN-1, and a Farley front rest. My stock has a circuitous pedigree. It started as a used Anschutz smallbore prone stock that I whittled into a Cali bear winning Palma rifle and then morphed it into an F-Open bang stick. Your used Barnard is as good as my 10 year old new one, so nothing lost there. I don't think any of this equipment held me back. I didn't attain the level of your success, cheers to that by the way, but I did achieve my goal of advancing to High Master at this match. Here's to quality pre-owned gear.

 

[memilanuk]

I think I forgot to send you the updated invoice - there's a surcharge for setting records and out-X'ing me with my own equipment.

You should talk...

 

[Jay Christopherson]

You should talk...

lol, I haven't even cracked the seal on the new .308 brass I finally got after buying yours! Why bother, right? ;-)

 

[memilanuk]

lol, I haven't even cracked the seal on the new .308 brass I finally got after buying yours! Why bother, right? ;-)

Next time I'll remember to let you burn at least one record shot before giving you a hint on the wind...

 

[Jay Christopherson]

Next time I'll remember to let you burn at least one record shot before giving you a hint on the wind...

18 minutes, wtf.

 

[memilanuk]

I know... I was giggling watching people loose their collective $h..tuff over 5-6 minutes of wind last week. I actually made up some ground on that relay. Not nearly enough, but...

 

[Keith Glasscock]

Some of us (me) ain't smart enough to know how much wind we have on, nor where the 1000 yard zero wind setting is on the knob...

Thanks to Scott from Nightforce, I've fixed that problem so this idiot can reset his windage after a relay...