Gday Snag...
You stoopid old man...!!!...what the hell are you even asking for...???...
(The sensible outcome to your dilemma lies in how you feel towards my response...if you feel taken back, a little angry toward me & feel defensive emotions kicking in toward the images you have in your head of yourself firing the rifle, then you should buy it...
If however my aggressive blurt arises more feelings along the lines of--oh yea hell, what the hell am i thinking--and who are you to snap at me like that you little loud mouthed ass...then walk away..from the rifle.
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My initial thoughts are a bit mixed...but i dont know the whole story of course...
Is it new & freely available--or a one-off used number in great nik...??...in other words, is this a hard rifle to come by...? (sorry for the stupid question--im just not sure...)
Ill assume affordability is no problem because you havent mentioned it...so if its a hard to come by rifle, just get it...
If its not, you have some time to think it over, & think about how you feel more...
At the end of the day in either circumstance, id rationalise it by asking myself if i would be willing to loose the amount of money on it, that market trends are likely to dictate when you sell it, & also take into account whether the satisfaction of occasional firing will out way the pain...
If the satisfaction will out way the pain (you come home & say--"gee my shoulder is killing me but its worth it cos that was a hoot..!!), as well as help mitigate any financial losses...you have a PTA to fill out...!!...
Did i talk you out of it...did I...did I...???
Edit...i passed up a brand new second hand sako once...only a couple of years ago...it was offered to me at the time for near enough to $1k less than new price...i let it go because money was tight--was doable but tight for a month or so...a used Tikka costs more these days...!!
How do you think i feel about that now...
We only live once...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...