Artificial stocks are soulless. But in bad weather, which always seems to accompany our hunting season, they are the way to go. After a few days in rain even the best-sealed wood stock will absorb water, swell, and possibly change point of impact.

Jim

I bet they met ya before.

wood all the way

if your question is , what is the shipping to AK , and your getting the numbers you are or no response , they likely don't want to have to deal with shipping to AK , they know what the 48 cost and don't want to take the time to look for the other 2.

Is prolly an actual word ?

If so, what does It mean ?

James the seller posted the gun as a no reserve item. I was the hi bidder until the last couple of minutes when the seller bid for his own gun slightly over me. I can accept that tho it still goes against " no reserve". The topper was not 15 minutes after the sale ended, the same exact gun, numbers etc were once again posted and advertised as no reserve.
The seller who I named above apparently sells enough items on the site so that Gunbroaker would not respond in any way to my concerns. Poor way to run an honest business, and they will get no more of mine. If this nonsense is allowed what else is overlooked?

Osky

James,
The problem is that you're not the only person sending questions. That he has 1,000 other questions asked and 999 of them are useless. Your one thoughtful meaningful question from a truly interested buyer is hiding in there amongst the trash. The seller just gets numb.

Osky is correct IMO. That place dose a lot of volume. We sometimes forget these sites are about money more so than keeping a buyer happy.

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probably.
"you prolly know this already"

I just bought my first ever Tupperware rifle, a neat little Tikka in a 6.5 Swede. Many rifles I own simply because of the wood on the stock. I am a sucker for FINE grain in a wooden stock!

Bought and sold a good bit on gunsites. A lot of sellers have multiple if not a ton of items listed. Many operate brick and mortar gun shops. Many many sell guns as a side job. Most sites allow you to see number of items listed by sellers. Some take it serious, some don’t. I’ve had emails and phone calls go unanswered, and also been blown away by great customer service. I’ve called and emailed one fella about a Cashmore shotgun several times going back a whole year! I reckon it’s like any business, sift the wheat from the chaff and go on.

I live in Butler, a couple miles away from Sportsman’s Supply. I won’t buy anything from them.

It’s darn near impossible to stop shill bidding online. Regardless if the website is diligent or not.

In regards synthetic stocks, they are an abomination. Oh I’ve heard all arguments, weather and rust resistant etc. pick any brand new synthetic stock firearm you wish. I’ll choose the dinged up, gouged and hunted veteran every time.

1912 Fox 12g. My current go to shotgun bought $450 on Gunbroker. My gosh if this thing could talk

I hear ya, that kind of stuffs been going on since the beginning of time. Whether live auctions or on the internet. Its tough to prove legally and probably not worth the venues time to pursue.

James, sorry you haven't had the cooperation yet as you need, from Gunbroker .

I bought my 300 mag Weatherby M V from Gunbroker , had a wonderful experience. The seller was in Georgia and the rifle is as tiger eye gemstone from forestock to rear. I was amazed there wasn't more bidding for it. It was used, but in mint condition.

Actually, I was the only one that put a bid down on it. I was in contact with the seller the whole time. When the time frame ended , I was the only one who bid - out of not a few Weatherbys, but not one looked the way this one did. It is among the most gorgeous wood grain stocks Ive ever seen. With no carvings or inlay to mar the wood finish.

Pure northern light swirls, all through it. It has to be seen in full sunlight , turning it to see them shimmer .

What was cool, was that the seller , who ran a gun shop , found out who I illustrate for in outdoor magazines, and said as an artist , I need a gun like that , and waived my bid, the processing fee, and the cost of the gun case to transport it . He hardly made anything off of it. I bought it for a song.

All he wanted was to see a pic of the first game I shot with it , which I sent to his email.

Put a new Leupold scope on it , zeroed in, it shoots like a dream.

160user, beauty of a rifle you have too. The stock recoil pad on Weatherby looked a lot like yours in colour, which I had taken off and a black soft one put on, the black makes the wood and dark bolt and barrel much more matching and streamlined, to me.

I would say keep trying, James. You could get a wonderful one from there .

Likely it's already sold and the poster is tired of answering or just a bunghole that can't be bothered. Happens to me all the time

Also, I suspect, when they don't answer questions about the gun's condition, it's because the gun is bad news.

Jim

Let the buyer beware. If they don't answer, you probably don't want to do business with them anyway.



Charlie

Osky, you are correct. They do an amazing amount of Gun broker sales. Ammunition by the trailer load. I have not had a problem with them but haven't bought anything from them in a couple years. I have in the past bid through gun broker on sportsman's supply's auctions and not had a problem. A friend of mine is probably their best customer, if you would like me to relay your complaint.

This seller answered questions:

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/820048797

Jim

Welcome to the New Age, where no on wants to talk to anyone anymore.