dfletcher
01-21-2012, 8:30 PM
I bought a Winchester 88 today - kind of screwed up though and didn't get to use the C & R/COE as a result.
First, I wasn't sure if the 88 (made from 55 to about 73 I think) was C & R eligible and 2nd, if it wasn't C & R eligible regardless of age was this particular rifle (serial #104XX) over 50 years old. So I started DROS today & the 10 day wait.
As it turns out all 88s are C & R eligible and according to the serial number mine was made 1st year of production. So I should have walked with it but did not .... :mad:
Can I "undo" the start of DROS & 10 day wait and just grab the gun?
Also, am I correct that with the C & R/COE on a +50 long gun I don't need to do DROS at all, I don't incur that cost? I ask because I just bought a Remington 141 - no tax, no DROS charge.
I won't be back in SJ for about a week anyway, so if there's no $$$ to save I figure I'll just let it stand.
BTW, is a 1st year 88 any more desireable than later years? The gun's between 90 - 95%, no blue wear and just a few rub marks on the stock finish by the buttplate. Paid $650.00
First, I wasn't sure if the 88 (made from 55 to about 73 I think) was C & R eligible and 2nd, if it wasn't C & R eligible regardless of age was this particular rifle (serial #104XX) over 50 years old. So I started DROS today & the 10 day wait.
As it turns out all 88s are C & R eligible and according to the serial number mine was made 1st year of production. So I should have walked with it but did not .... :mad:
Can I "undo" the start of DROS & 10 day wait and just grab the gun?
Also, am I correct that with the C & R/COE on a +50 long gun I don't need to do DROS at all, I don't incur that cost? I ask because I just bought a Remington 141 - no tax, no DROS charge.
I won't be back in SJ for about a week anyway, so if there's no $$$ to save I figure I'll just let it stand.
BTW, is a 1st year 88 any more desireable than later years? The gun's between 90 - 95%, no blue wear and just a few rub marks on the stock finish by the buttplate. Paid $650.00