RE: $700 for new gun
DMcguire,
There is a show in Barre Vt on February 3rd and 4th. I'm a little over 2 hours away in upstate NY. It is at the Barre Civic Center. I went last year and was amazed at the amount of guns they had. I used to be a regular at the State Fairgrounds show in Syracuse, NY, and feel the Vermont one was way better. They had an entire hockey rink and stage, plus a huge room downstairs with probabally 90% of the merchandise being guns.
My basic search list includesan older Ithaca 16 guage w/ modified or deerslayer barrel, a used ruger 77/.22wmr, any other Ithaca model 37, and perhaps something new in a .308. Can't rule out looking at the new CZ rimfires if they have them around. Of course, anything is fair game if the price is right.
KEJ