doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com A Wonko post got me thinking

Prices on guns can be weird things. For example, a pre-64 Winchester Mod 70 sells for about the same price as the Wholesale current production (made in Japan, I think). Worse is the Model 94 which IS Miroku at $919 Wholesale compared to a pre-64 which in really nice shape is about $700.

Then it gets even wilder. You can get an ORIGINAL trapdoor Springfield in beautiful shape for about $600 compared to an Italian copy for about $1500.

Getting back to shotguns. About any German 16/12 Ga double is hard to sell for over $600 at a show. This considering all pr-War guns are top quality. Equivalent non-German guns are over $2000. Some a lot more.

Yep Pete:
Once the mania went away regarding pre 64 Winchester Model 12s the high pricing went with it. I have a like new condition Model 12 in 12ga that was made in the early 50s and I'm have trouble getting $600 for it. I was told when I got it that the gun had been used exactly once for hunting and it certainly looks like it.
Jim

For decades, the Mod 12 was a $300 gun when the other pumps were $100 guns. I think the steel shot really hurt them. There was a resergence when they were allowed in the CAS Wild Bunch but that didn't last long because there are only 10,000 Wildbunch shooters. $400-450 is a more reasonable range now, and they are not quick sellers at that.

I've turned down $400 to $450 offers. For that price I'll just keep it.
Jim

Some like Featherweight, and 20ga will bring significantly more, but common 12ga 28" mod or 30" full in very good condition are $350 to $400 guns just like they were 30 years ago. Matter of fact about month ago $abela's had 12ga 30" full in very good original condition for $400. No vent rib, no 3" chamber no choke tubes is equal to no sale. The only exceptions are new police-style Mossbergs and 870s where you get 3" chamber long magazine tube, but usually fixed Cyl choke. Depressing isn't it?

I sold a like new early 50s model 12, 12ga, mod choke, with fat boy stock....450....

You did well. LGS had lightly used 50 12ga 28" Mod standard stock for $359.

Oh and BTW:
I sold a heavily used pre WW II Winchester model 12 in 12ga for $300 at a gun show last year. The one I have now is in light years away better condition.
Jim

If you don't need money now that isn't bad way to go. If you will need money in not to distant future now is the time to sell. It is hunting season prior to monumentally important election. Right now the media corp people are trying to make most $$$$ by having them glued to the screen saying it will be close whether it is or not. After the "dust settles" in not to distant future we will not be able to move firearm w/o FFL transfer. That will not be good time to move something like old Model 12.

And just how do you think Big Brother will know about a "transfer" of a gun that was never in the system in the first place? Private sales of "unknown" firearms have taken place forever, and will continue to.

SRH