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repeat ques. re: 270 mauser w/jc higgins barrel
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i believe this to be a late 60's or 70's model purchased from sears.
beautiful wood, raised cheekpiece, proven mauser action. i have yet to shoot this weapon as i got it from my late grandfather.
the barrel is a jc higgins. from your earlier replies, the value of this gun is in the mid 300's. i topped it off with a scope(simmons pro 50 6x18...had it laying around). i just cant get past the jc higgins label and plan on selling it.
how much would you pay for this weapon with the scope??
i might have considered keeping it however no high power in ohio.
beautiful wood, raised cheekpiece, proven mauser action. i have yet to shoot this weapon as i got it from my late grandfather.
the barrel is a jc higgins. from your earlier replies, the value of this gun is in the mid 300's. i topped it off with a scope(simmons pro 50 6x18...had it laying around). i just cant get past the jc higgins label and plan on selling it.
how much would you pay for this weapon with the scope??
i might have considered keeping it however no high power in ohio.
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I would place you're rifle in the early 50's.
Like a lot of others, J.C. Higgins re-barreled and restocked "surplus"
Muasers for sporting rifles. I wouldnt let the "Higgins" label bother you too much. Like others of the time Higgins purchased their barrels from barrel makers like Douglas and McGowen. They where/are good rifles that will fill a freezer pretty handily. These rifles can be found with a variety of names, Ted Williams, JC Higgins, Western field, and Names like Mossburg and at one point Weatherby. Alas, because of the JC Higgins stigma, your's would bring less than some of the others. In my opinion, the name is the only difference. These guns where well fitted, finished, and head spaced. The only exception is the early Weatherby's, which were hand fitted and finished, They were a cut above the rest to be sure. JC Higgins has the unfortunate with inexpensive guns. Some Higgins products where very well made guns, but the "cheap" label stuck.
on the berrel: jc higgins model 51
sears & roebuck & co. 583.99
on the reciever: action made in belgium
Because there is essentially no collector market (a handful of guys) for Sears rifles, they sell as used rifles. $250-$275 is likely about right. I have a similar rifle based on a 98 Mauser action that was sold by Herter's back when you could buy rifles by mail order. I am sure there is nothing whatever wrong with yours, too bad you don't need it.
You have an FN Mauser made in Herstal, Belgium for Sears. There are bunches of these rifles out there mostly in .270 and 30-06. It should have a solid left side on the receiver (no thumb cut) and when you pull the bolt out and look into the back of the barrel you should see two cutouts, left and right which match up with the lugs in the open position. This is where the lugways were broached and went all the way through both sides of the inner ring instead of just the right side.
It is a perfectly fine rifle for hunting.
Regards.
i have recieved many emails about selling it.
i have never sold a rifle on the internet before and to be quite frank, i am hesitant to do so.
i had a bad experience selling a cb radio to somene in canada, i never got my money.
perhaps we should not get into selling on this forum since gunbroker.com governs that area. you can pull-up my profile and email me about the gun. if you desire, i can give you my phone # or you can give me yours.