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may need a lot help in the near future

ladyhunterladyhunter Member Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 2009 in Ask the Experts
A guy that i work with is selling all his guns. I know he has 2 winchesters 30-30 lever action. Plus double barrels and hand guns. he told me to come look and make him a offer. as i do not know the ser. numbers,condition or make and models of any of these guns. I can not ask for help yet. He also has a Rossi 357 My question is the 2 winchesters what should i look for to determine their valvue. Some are worth more then others that I do know. I want to get a good deal but don't want to under offer on the lot
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  • MBKMBK Member Posts: 2,918 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Serial Numbers

    Condition

    Absence of drilled scope holes

    Photographs posted here.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello IMHO buying a group of guns that you know very little about what to LOOK for is full of pitfalls. UNLESS you can go take bunches of close-up in focus pictures and do a bunch of research on each and every item. Basic rules of what to avoid are #1 REBLUED guns #2 guns that have been modified buy people with unknown skill level in gunsmithing. #3 cheap poorly made brands no matter what the selling price & #4 guns that have no parts available if they are broken. With that said many people have spent years in the school of hard knocks learning how to make good deals on the purchase of used fire-arms and we still make mistakes from time to time. Good Luck.
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  • USN_AirdaleUSN_Airdale Member Posts: 2,987 ✭
    edited November -1
    ladyhunter, do you know how to recognize a re-blue, an amateur hack job on a gun, dinged screw heads scratches and surface mars due to incompetence iron sights are sometimes give aways due to lack of knowledge on how to adjust them and cheaply made guns from foreign sources ?

    i suspect the man has some pretty decent guns, go look at them make a list of what he has, if he will allow you photograph them post the photos here with last three S/N covered, if some only have a three digit S/N you just might have a real keeper if you are into collecting.
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  • ladyhunterladyhunter Member Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I will not be buying any with out some input from you guys . I have found out to listen to you. going today or tomorrow to look at these guns. Hopefully will be able to get ser.# and photos to help. He didn't state all makes and models . I will find all out all i can when i go look. I do know to look for rust, drill holes, how it chambers,ect. But like i said will be asking you guys for advice before hand .
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    On the winchestester 30-30's, you are looking for guns in good cond. with a serial no. before 2,599,000.....if they are not in good cond. dont pay alot for them. American made double barrels can be very good especially in small calibers (everyone had a 12 ga.)!
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Make a list of all the firearms in question make/model/caliber/SerNo. Post it here.

    By doing that, we'll be able to save you a lot of time by having you concentrate on the ones that "ring the bell", that is, worth the time and effort to continue with the pursuit. Best, Joe
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