There is an all weather ruger M77 270 short mag for sale at the local shop here for 450.00

Is this a good buy... It is not the hawkeye and it is not the matte SS.. it is the nickel finish... I have the 300 WM same style and absolutely love it..

I am tempted.. push me over the edge!

I have that very same rifle. I replaced the factory trigger with a Rifle Basix, replaced the synthetic stock with a Boyds JRS laminate. I have a load worked up using 130 gr ballistic tips sitting on top of 6.26 gr of I4350 and wlrm primers that prints a 3/4 " group at just over 3200 fps. I think my 06 is going to be my back up gun this year.

so do you think for 450.00 it is worth it?

New or used? new yes, used it's high.

yes it's used... what do you think I should offer?

Used I would offer $350.00 and not go over $375.00. Go $400.00 if they will throw in a trigger job.

Look on Gunbroker and similar websites and see what similar guns are going for. It may not be that unreasonable in the area you live in.