To sell or not to sell .22 match rifle.

I may be going "all in" on a competition shotgun and making it y game. I bought this Alamo built .22 for F-Class and the TYL matches but as usual am losing interest. Hooked up with the three brothers I grew up with as a kid and they are really enjoying Sporting Clays and Preserve bird hunting, mainly Tower Pheasant shoots. I have my Benelli Ethos Sporting, which is fine, but a nice O/U might be in my future.

The .22 started out as a Begara B-14R, match. Alamo rechambered it to use the SK Match and Center-X. Gun has a Harrell Tuner, TT Diamond trigger, bedded in the stock. 3 Magazines. I took it out and fondled it. I really love it but if I found someone who wanted it more than me, I might let it go. This dang Athlon is one sweet scope too Here are some pictures.

This is just an opinion finding Thread, NOT a classified add.

If the tower shoots are at Hidden Lakes, you’ll probably want both a double of some kind and an auto. The 300 bird shoots are a great place to use a nicer s/s or o/u, as you aren’t likely to get them beat up in the process. For the 500 bird shoots, you’ve got to be really quick on the reload or you’ll miss shooting opportunities with a double. The 500 and bigger shoots are where the autos really shine. If you go with a double, strongly consider buying a real shooting bag, as it will make your life much easier. Also, no chokes less than modified, and full or im are much better.

Great info thanks, do you partake?

Buzz I hate to ask, but how much without scope and rings? I'm in the process of buying 2 PSA Jakls but I might move my straight pull VQ rifle for this one.

You can PM me the price so not to get the thread moved to classifieds.

crickets???

Man, talk about gun ADD

Keep it, or get the latest and greatest curtis custom rimfire.. thats not bad if you already have a curtis custom

Curtis .22? Tell me more

I’m thinking you need to start with a Krieghoff K80.

Buzz, if you had Alzheimer's you'd save a lot of money. Wake up every morning and open the safe to a bunch of guns you didn't know you had. No way to lose interest enough to sell.

He has a process he always follows. It's a compulsive behavior.

1. Ask advice on the forum on what to buy
1a. Whine about how no one answers him any longer
2. Ignore advice
2a Whine about how he pisses everyone off
3. Buy what he wants
3a Whine about how everything is out of stock and he needs this NOW
4. Anxiously await his new dream gun
4a Whine about how everything takes so long and no one meets deadlines
5. Post a new thread telling us it's coming and will post pics later that day
5a Whine about how he's tired and drunk and hasn't had time
6. Actually post pictures 3 days later
6a Whine about how hard pictures are to post
7. Ask for load advice
7a Whine about how hard load dev is
8. Ignore advice
8a Whine about how there is no powder or bullets anywhere
9. Shoot the gun (optional)
9a Whine about getting his donkey skooled by the S&S guys
10. Post a thread asking should be sell the gun (usually 3 to 6 months after purchase)
10a Drag this stuff out for 3-4 weeks knowing damn well he's selling
11. Ignore advice
11a Whine about the gun market being down in general
12 List gun in classifieds at high price
12a Whine about all the low ball offers
13. Sell at a lower price and lose money
13a Whine about losing his donkey on the sale of gun he had 3 months
14 Back to step 1
14a Whine about how everyone picks on him

FIFY...I think you've pretty much got it.

You sell it, in 6 months or a year you'll be pestering us about a .22lr bolt action match rifle.

You set hundred dollar bills on fire almost monthly.

My loyal following, I thank you for the attention..

No problem, you are entertaining and I thank you for that.

Maybe you should just go shoot the tyl or long range match to see how much you enjoy it that would tell you whether to sell or not.. we will be holding some 22 ELR matches in the near future. If you like shooting the 500 yard matches you will absolutely love these you will get to shoot 10 times the amount of rounds and the people are just as fun. But then what do I know .

Even if you choose not to sell, by all means attend a tower shoot with your buds. Most people use an auto, so you won’t be out of place with whatever you take. Pull the plug, and pop in a full choke and you’ll be ready to go. #5 shot is best, but 6 and 4 also work if you can’t find 5 (hint: Scheels). Spring for quality hunting ammo; leave the promo crap and your spare 7 1/2 boxes at home, and you’ll have more fun. Don’t expect it to be easy.

You guys who shoot the KYL .22 matches. What do you sight your gun in for, 50 Yards?

Yes

Buzz let me pm you my address and you can send me 100.00 bucks cause you need a friend on this forum