Contenderizer, if you haven't already got your new one, or, if you get the chance and see an Anschutz I recommend you give it a look over. They are shooters. Below is a .22 Mag, if you're looking for accuracy and it's for varmints or paper, it WILL do the job, Waidmannsheil, Dom.

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Guys, here is the latest on my gun choice and purchase. I actually ended-up with two 22's ... and neither one is a bolt gun.

OK, OK, I know what you are thinking and muttering under your breath. But you have to hear the story:

Many years ago I gave my youngest son a Glenfield Mod 60 which he used very, very little. He called me (after my original post) and asked if it was OK if he traded-in the gun for a Remington 30-06 he wanted. I told him h... no! Instead, I purchased it from him with the intent of eventually passing it along to one of the grand kids. When I went to his house to pick-up the Mod 60, his wife showed me a Marlin 39A Golden - that she picked-up somewhere but can't remember how or why. She intended to give it to my son to trade-in also. Sweeeeet.

So, here I am with two 99% guns, neither of which is a bolt action as I originally wanted. Nevertheless, I am a happy camper.

Good ending. I have never gotten rid of a gun yet, and have no intention of ever doing so unless the gun is really ready for the scrap heap.

You will love the Marlin golden 39a. I have seen 1 moa at 100 yards with one or two. Nothing like a lever action 22.

P.S. i used to be able to get the 39a's pretty cheap. Now those are worth more than the new ones MSRP 520.

M39A's
 

I have a couple here. One was my father in laws..and that thing will shoot. It truly is a minute of angle gun. The other one isn't quite as good but still acceptable. I also just sold a 39(not an A) that was in really nice shape. Went at a gun show for 425. Had a tiny crack in the forend but was easily 97% finish and blue. They sell reaaly good here in Wyoming. I bought the 39 back east for 225

Fabs,
You just need a few more. Things will change when you run out of room in the safe, room for more safes and wall space. :)
Ed

That isn't going to happen any time soon. We are working on building our own house right now, and I get to design the basement. So, not only is it going to have a 15x20 office for me, but it will have a 12x12 room with cement walls and a Browning vault door poured in place with a steel plate as a ceiling. The 12x12 room is going to be my gun room, which should be quite sufficient for all the guns I accumulate. Honestly, there aren't many more that I want. A couple of AR-15's, and AR-10, 3 Volquartsen 10/22's, a Ruger TGT .25-06, and maybe a really large bore rifle like a .416 Rigby. After that, the only thing I want is pretty guns that are really expensive, but that will probably have to wait for quite a while.

Then again, my father in-law loves the phrase "The best laid plans of mice and men."

Fabs,
You might want to rethink the basement gun vault. Water runs down hill and fire is a very big exposure.
Ed

Fabs

What kind of door you putting on that vault? Going thru the same thing myself. Moving shortly and looking to build which means a new gun room. I'm sue the Sec of War will have something to say about it.

Vaults
 

I also have a cement room in the basement and have ordered a door for it from Browning. The room measures 15 x 30 and I have shelves to keep everything off the floodable floor... Oh that's right. This is Wyoming. We actually have rain here..every few months maybe. Actually the room was a food storage room for the Mormon folks that used to own the place. They keep a years worth of food for bad times in the future I guess

Before you put anything valuable in a basement, go ask your local fire chief what happens to a basement in a house fire.
Ed

Basements etc
 

Don't have to ask the fire chief. That is what I did. There is a 4"drain in the basement area of the room. Drains to the ditch behind the house. BTW if the room was upstairs and we had a fire they would get burned up instead of drowned anyway. I am doing this mainly for security from thieves anyway. I am building a powder magazine now in the field behind the house. Wanta keep the powder I have there....rather than the house. Just a building with 4 refridgerators in it to store powder in. Actually legal too in most all states. 100 lbs per fridge. But ya gotta cut the cord off.:p

Ed,

I think we have already gone through this. The house is going to have a sprinkler system and an ADT alarm system. I am hoping that there will not be any fires, but I'll install a drain in the floor like skeet did. I'm going to have another room in the basement for my aquariums with a drain in the floor, so why not one in the gun room. Even though the gun room will have a vault door to it, I'm still going to keep the guns in their individual safes. The safes are supposed to become air tight once they are heated, so hopefully that will cover the issue too. If I really start to worry about it, I'll get some insurance on the collection, but I seriously doubt I am going to worry that much about it just yet (i.e., my daughter just turned 1, so I have several years before she becomes careless and starts playing with matches).

Buckhunter,

I am looking at the vault door from Browning. If you purchase it before they pour your foundation and basement walls, you can ask them to pour it right in place and make a room with 4 cement walls and a vault door. The door looks almost like a regular 6 panel door except for the keypad or dial on it. I think my wife and I have finally decided on a plan that we like. Now, we just need to find a lot we like and a builder we can afford.

Fabs, If you are going through the expense of 4 cement walls, consider a cement ceiling as well. You will then have a great storm shelter/safe room (great for re-sale value) as well as a very, very secure gun room. Add battery back-up lighting, a fresh air vent and a panic button for the alarm system, and you are in business! And, don't forget the dehumidifier for the guns.

Hey Contenderizer
 

I like the idea of battery backup lighting. Think I will add that to mine. I may even put some solar cells up on the roof to charge battery power. Already have the cement ceiling and fresh air vent. Now you have my mind(such as it is) working. Got a couple of other ideas now