Hi All:
This post reminds me of a local dealer who specialized in Winchester model 70 rifles. He always had a large inventory of M70 rifles that were in perfect condition for sale. Also, very expensive. I asked him how he came to find so many "perfect" M70 Winchesters and he told me that he spends a large amount of time traveling the country purchasing estates that had M70 rifles included in the sale.
I saw the BS flag go up as I knew two things about his life:
1. He did not have much money as he was self employed as a repairman and lived a very frugal life. His home, vehicles and lifestyle were near the bottom of the social scale. He did not spend much time away from his home/business which both were contained in his house.
2. A friend of mine traded a Savage 99 on another gun. His gun was a well used example of a deer rifle. Shortly thereafter, the previous owner and I saw of the 99 saw his gun in the shop and it was in a like new condition. I asked my friend how this could be, and he replied that the dealer had a knack of cleaning guns to make them look like new. He did a great job! Perhaps the guns were sent out to be reconditioned by a pro as they were pristine when they were on the rack in his garage which was the show room. There were no signs of any gun work being done on his premises. How he did this, is still a mystery to me!
If it is too good to be true...
Be well,
leomat
