Gun Value Help

[jstanton]

Ok TBH braintrust need help valuing a rifle.

Friend of mine is wanting to sale me a 1969 Remington BDL in 300 Win Mag. It has a blued stainless steel barrel, iron sights are missing and overall condition is probably around 70%.

He wants $500 for the bare rifle.

Sorry no pictures at this time.

Is that a fair price?

Thanks in advance.

[Cajun Blake]

Desirable gun based on vintage and SS barrel, but IMO it's priced a bit to high especially if looking for a donor action

If rifle is in 70% condition , I'd darn sure find someone with a bore scope to view the rifling/lands for wear

Possibility the bore could be shot out especially in a magnum

If rifle was in 90% + condition I'd say buy it

[trophy8]

Way too high. $325 or so in that condition. It it's really 70%

[niceg3s]

I'm with Blake. Mags are hell on bores. That'd be the first thing I would want to find out.

[tx07]

Yeah I would say under 400 for a 90%.
But your saying around 70. I'm thinking around 300, maybe a little more. But not much.

[Artos]

I would like to know what your 70% means...that is a trashed out gun with lots of lost blueing / finish all over the gun & likely a pitted bore.

Is it really that bad??

[jstanton]

I thought $500 sounded a bit high.

It was his father's gun and he swears it has less than 100 rounds through it. He needs the money and it is too much gun for him anyway.

Looks like it was a general hunting rifle, not a safe queen.

Cajun you are right on! I had planned on using it as a donor action for a custom build, but I would feel kinda bad parting it out if it is an uncommon configuration!

When he told me it was a stainless steel barrel I was suprised when I actually saw it and it was blued! The barrel is stamped Stainless Steel though.

What is the purpose of bluing a stainless steel barrel?

[jstanton]

I said 70% to be conservative and not over estimate it's condition. I don't think 70% would be consideres trashed out by any means though.

I know a picture is worth a thousand words but I will do my best to describe it.

Stock still has a glossy finish but has noticeable denting, scuff marks and scratches.

Barrel as a few large wear/rubs in the bluing.

Floor plate is badly scratched up and difficult to release.

Receiver has 2 large wear/rub spots in the bluing.

Action feels smooth and trigger feels decent for its age and condition.

Bore appears decent, to the naked eye looking through it with a light.

I will try and post pictures of it tomorrow.

Thanks!

[Cajun Blake]

Cajun you are right on! I had planned on using it as a donor action for a custom build, but I would feel kinda bad parting it out if it is an uncommon configuration!

When he told me it was a stainless steel barrel I was suprised when I actually saw it and it was blued! The barrel is stamped Stainless Steel though.

What is the purpose of bluing a stainless steel barrel?

back in the late 60's , Remington used stainless steel barrels on the magnums (7 mag and 300WM) to cut down on barrel wear and throat erosion.

stainless steel was not cosmetically "cool" 50 yrs ago like it is today. Rifles were finished in high lustre blue or matte blue as no one wanted a silver barrel and blued action.

in order to make these stainless barrels appear "blue" , they were plated with copper, and then a special chemical process with tin, which took on a blued finish. They were stamped "stainless steel" not to mix them up with the standard chromoly steel barrels

these rifles were once considered collectable if in mint condition; however these days they seem to have lost there following and value

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