I have a .308 take-off barrel, never fired, and a LEFT HAND plastic stock that came with it if anyone has a need. I can't think I would ever have a use for them. Both are brand new.
If you take both, think Scheels will ship for $35 in the Ruger box, likely cheaper than FedEx. Otherwise might...
As to downsizing, even before the recent boom in prices, we looked at it. Basically we could have a smaller house, less well made, with no mature landscape, and maybe make a little; frankly not worth packing.
Plus unlikely to find a new place with a combined wine cellar and gun room :)
As an unproductive person I sure seem to be paying a shit ton of taxes, both on regular investment income, and long-term capital gains. Most investments bought with after-tax dollars.
Interesting that on our Friday music threads don't recall much if any Taylor. Listed to a podcast on the resurgence of vinyl, though, and apparently 1/5 of the new pressings are TS.
I love statistics, and made a fair piece of money with queueing formulas and similar fun stuff.
Having said that, shoot two, or, at most, three shots from a cold bore, and measure that. All that matters for hunting.
My Model 70 .300 Win Mag that Kirby Allen built puts the first 2 touching...
My late great hunting buddy, once he retired, scouted deer every single day. Morning and night. That was his life. Fished once in a while, and as he lived on the Sun River caught some big Browns.
But, he was obsessed with whitetails. For us, it was about mature bucks, but not too old, as the...