Always wondered...

[the_leper_colony]

My wife always took care of her horses (back when she had 'em ;^), so I always wondered what "rode hard & put away wet" looked like. After seeing this Ruger rimfire, I might have an idea:

Ruger American .22 LR Item S-251 - Bolt Action Rifles at GunBroker.com : 1064629450

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Who knows, being a Ruger, it just might clean up, and (with a few replacement parts) still shoot ok!

 

[BULL'S-EYE]

More power to 'em...As an incurable .22-aholic, who has bought and fixed up my share of well used rimfire rifles over the last 30+ years, any that have been Bubba-fied to that degree...I'll happily leave for someone else to tackle.

 

[Pál_K]

It has 18 bids so far and is at $91 with three hours left in the auction.

 

[the_leper_colony]

Maybe should've mentioned that it's NOT my auction; it might be that the folks bidding have a spare stock to replace the one with the Rube Goldberg repairs, and maybe like to 'tinker' at repairing firearms. I have to wonder if the barrel & receiver are ok, given how the stock is broken - takes a lot of force to break a synthetic stock in two...

 

[Fox Mike]

If I though I could get it with a $120.00 bid I would jump all over it. Another challenge to refurbish.

 

[Fox Mike]

Well I now have a new project. I won the bid at $106.00. Once in my hands I will take photos of the before, during, and after. Something to 'keep me off the streets.

 

[contender]

Kudos Frank!
Looking forward to how you fix that poor abused Ruger back into a respectable firearm again!

 

[arfmel]

Whoever let the rifle get into that condition has no business owning a firearm, IMO. Glad it's in better hands now.

 

[Mobuck]

To some folks, a rifle is just another tool. I've seen $500-600 chainsaws sitting in the back of a pickup in pouring rain or covered with snow. Obviously the owner had little concern for the sizeable investment. Guns are no different.
I have rifles that 'live outside' dusty, bruised, and not very attractive BUT not abused-they look like that because it's their job to be within reach anytime/anywhere.

 

[Highstandardguy]

takes a lot of force to break a synthetic stock in two...

Maybe not. Here's one that I picked up where Bubba used a different repair approach.