So my brother in law and my sister moved back home from Texas a few years back and my BIL was telling me all about the coyotes that were prowling their lot. He asked what to do and I said shoot the damn things. He replied with well I don’t have a gun… should’ve been my first clue but me being me and assuming that a man around my age from my area would know alot about guns decided hey I’ve got a nice single shot 16 gauge that’ll work well for that. So I lend him my 16 gauge he had it for four or five years and I never really thought much about it until this pst weekend when I was bird hunting and remembered I had it. So I messaged him and asked for it back. He sent it home with my sister and I was saddened shocked and just downright pissed off when I saw it. It looks like he had dragged it behind a truck and then stored it under a pine tree for a few years. He’s offered to make it right and apologized but damn is their no humanity.
So anyway this has me looked for a new 16 gauge which if you haven’t looked for one is a MF to find these days.
Never Loaning a gun again.
Thanks. I’m on the hunt they are pretty popular with grouse hunters up here. Every time I ran into another bird hunter they always would say the same thing oh a 16 I always wanted one or oh a 16 I wish I hadn’t have sold mine lol. Mine wasn’t a high dollar Shotgun but damn it sucks. The guy at the gun store said he just ordered 3 new stevens 555s in 16 2 already are sold but he’s gonna hold on to the third so I can check it out.
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Ruffinogold
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I have an old savage stevens single shot 16 ga . Its my " around the property " carry . Theres still shells for them but not anything like for the other ga that are more popular . Ron is right ... check pawn shops . I see them there at times and I will keep an eye out for you around here
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Lostdog5152
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Never EVER loan a gun to anybody whatsoever. If they appreciated guns they would have one. If not, they have no business with yours.
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Wildcrow
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@Riff89 , do you have the gun back? Does it shoot? If so, and if you are willing, birchwood casey makes a fantastic kit for refurbing the furniture and ive used it a few times with incredible success.
I agree with everyone here. Never loan a gun.
I agree with everyone here. Never loan a gun.
Yes I’ve got it back, haven’t shot it yet that’s this afternoon’s chore. I ended up finding a new buttstock on eBay for it the forearm Is still in pretty good shape so I will have the wood taken care of it’ll just be all the rust and pitting I have to deal with.