How cheap can you put together a squirrel getter?

[palmettomoon]

I like buying cheap, neglected guns and making them useful again. Anyone else do this? I'm sure there are some here. I saw this Marlin Model 60 in a local pawn shop and asked how much? $100 since it was missing a front sight and rear sight, so $107 out the door. I added a $5 set of rings from the junk box, a filler screw from a Ruger 10/22 receiver (free) and a Marble's slot filler $7 where the rear sight used to be. I pulled a Weaver V9-3 scope from my $10 scope box (bought for $5 at the gunshow in ATL you know, the place where you get ripped off coming in and the dealer's all charge retail +25%). Total in about $134 and it's as accurate as anything I own. What budget builds have you put together lately? The gun market is in the tank, it's a great time to fish out these sleepers.

 

[Grdbreaker]

 

[Kahrnut]

I think I paid around $60 for mine, new, in the early 80's.(10/22's were a hundy)

 

[BIKER13]

Got a $90 Savage 64 with red dot and bipod,$100 Savage single shot with 3x9,$100 Marlin 99M1 with red dot.

 

[3clicks_Off]

Nice one.

I love rescues.
Going through an oldie as we speak.
1975 Remington 552 picked up for $220

 

[Allsmiles]

Mine was $56 in the day and came with a scope with a tube about the size of a dime. Years later found same scope in K-Mart for $8, so you know it was quality glass. A lot of tin cans, squirrels, and a few other things didn't fair well with this combo. Still have it today with the squirrel on the stock.

 

[EMC45]

Nice rig PM.

 

[striper 05]

I like buying cheap, neglected guns and making them useful again. Anyone else do this? I'm sure there are some here. I saw this Marlin Model 60 in a local pawn shop and asked how much? $100 since it was missing a front sight and rear sight, so $107 out the door. I added a $5 set of rings from the junk box, a filler screw from a Ruger 10/22 receiver (free) and a Marble's slot filler $7 where the rear sight used to be. I pulled a Weaver V9-3 scope from my $10 scope box (bought for $5 at the gunshow in ATL you know, the place where you get ripped off coming in and the dealer's all charge retail +25%). Total in about $134 and it's as accurate as anything I own. What budget builds have you put together lately? The gun market is in the tank, it's a great time to fish out these sleepers.
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[Glockadopoulos]

Paid 120 for mine with shoddy scope on it. Light strikes almost every time. Took it apart and cleaned it and she ran like a champ. Used it to shoot rats while bush hogging for a few years, until last year it bounced off and under my rear tire. Need to get me a new stock sometime. Model 60 is the most under-rated .22 made.

 

[RobCole]

I picked this old girl up a few days ago. It had a busted stock around the grip and needed a little metal work to repair the nut that holds the stock on. At 81 years old she is not a beauty queen anymore but is now a solid shooter again.