Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 7:00 pm
Wonderful rifle to cherish and take care of. Man, I would love to have one, but I have to pay for soooo many home repairs ...
I can empathize there
That’s the story of the upcoming summer for me
If I write down my list in a public forum like this perhaps I will accomplish half of it!
Need new roof (thanks Oklahoma wind)
Gutters all the way around
— that is stuff to farm out though)
Stuff I will probably have to do myself
Repaint cedar siding , which is peeling bad after 4 years
Reconstruct outdoor deck handrail and stair risers (used Trex for the deck surface which is great, but the rest of the deck is falling down around it —— kind of like a Dodge with a Cummins engine. The engine may be good for 500k, but the truck itself falls apart long before that
Re-modeling the garage - Caught a sale on some of the checkerboard “car guy style” Floor tiles at Costco last winter and bit off more than I can chew because when I got them home I noted that the rest of the garage was looking shabby and needs a complete makeover before putting down new flooring
Replacing air conditioning condenser for loft over garage
Finish landscaping beds- This is tough for me because these areas are quite large and other than cutting and weed eating I dislike doing things for purely cosmetic reasons
I as mental justification to buy a PTO driven Rototiller for my tractor I said that I would use it to build some nice trails around my property and to rough out a gravel road to reach the back of it. It’s not a big ranch or anything, it’s 10 acres, So basically a hobby farm, but since I don’t own some thing like a section or anything I try to figure out ways to utilize all the space I have
Dang it. Just noticed again that this a post specifically about Winchester 71’s ! I just saw the comment on home repairs and was off to the races
The 71 is seldom encountered down here in Oklahoma, but I remember about 10 years ago my shop had one for $1350 in beautiful shape except for a significantly sized woodland scene of a buck whitetail and some trees carved into one side of the buttstock. The work itself was good, but………….. it wasn’t a rifle that was an impulse buy . Went home and thought about it And you guys know the rest of this familiar story. When I went back to the store it was long gone purchased by another about an hour after I left that day
Still want an ‘86 someday, but my ported Guide Gun was punishing my damaged shoulder enough that I sold it, along with a Ruger #1 in 45/70 as well. So not sure how much use it would get besides lookin’ at. Sometimes that’s a good enough reason, but I sure prefer to use my tools when I can
Congrats on the new to you 71 and I hope it groups great for you when you can get the ammo assembled