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farley firefly
mikeashed
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i just purchased an estate included were some,what i believe to be high end match guns one was the farley firefly with 3 interchangeable barrels by shillin in a 6ppc cal one is fluted, on a McMillan bench rest stock,a leupold br 36x scope the trigger pull is 1/2 ounce,iwill be listing these on GB but was wondering if any one has an idea what kind of value i am looking at?
Comments
I doubt the trigger is '1/2 ounce', maybe 1-1/2 ounces or two ounces but not that light.
This is an example of a similar set up:
6PPC Light Varmint, Farley R/R action w/ejector; Shilen & Lilja bbls w/.262 nk c.350-375 rnds; Borden f-glass glue-in stock; Jewell 2oz trig; includes Kelbly bases; Gunsmith: Borden; exc cond. Very desirable action, stock & builder. $2489.
The action is most desirable component of the lot. They are extremely custom and hard to come by since the maker creates them by hand.
The quality of the inside of the barrels and the number of shots fired in each is going to make the biggest difference. It doesn't matter how many there are if they are not competitive. Barrels to competitors are consumables, they wear our and are replaced.
The Leupold is the old style scope and valued by some but not most of the competitors today.
It would be most helpful to know who the gunsmith was. Competitive shooters put a lot of stock in who made the rifle. A rifle made by a relatively unknown gunsmith is not as valuable as one made by a gunsmith on the list of 'winning' gunsmiths.
Without any of this other information, it's just the Farley action and it will sell at market price for that alone.
Best.