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  • loldham
    my neighbor borrowed $2oo dollars and gave me his gun to keep if he didn't pay back the money in 1 week. that was 3 months ago. i was told it is worth $400. someone else said $600. it's a smith & wesson 357 magnum, model 28 highway patrolman. serial# s194293 from the end of the cylinder to end of barrel it measures 4 inches. whats the best route to take to get top dollar for it.
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  • calrugerfan
    Put in on the auction side with a penny start and no reserve. You'll find out exactly what somebody is willing to pay for it. If I had the money, I'd probably go up to $800 for it, but alas, I don't. I wouldn't go higher because I don't plan on keeping it as a "never been fired" gun.
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  • chumchum
    So what he is saying that the gun is worth more than $800, since he would buy it and then resell it to make money. Do a little research on the auction side and you will be able to figure out a value. The penny deal alot of guy suggest in my opinion is a joke, and I don't know why some of these expects suggest this to people looking for a value. Any given day an auction can end far below or far above the real value. These guys that sell alot can tell you the amount of feedback you have or the ending time or the payment options you offer can really effect the end results. While the penny auction will get it sold the first time around. Doesn't really mean that is the value. You just might the unlucky person who's sold far below the value.
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  • Henry0Reilly
    quote:Originally posted by loldham
    I have a Browning A5 from the 60's SN 4M 70350 NIB with box. I do not think that it has been fired. Any ideas on the value?


    You don't give us enough information for even a ballpark guess. We don't know the gauge or any other specifications. There are currently 4 pages of A5's listed on the auction ranging in price from $500 to more than $2000.

    Double check that the box you have matches the serial number on the gun, then post the information off the box. Quality photos of the gun would be helpful, too.

    Welcome to the forums.

    btw auction registration and forum registration are 2 separate things.

    quote:Originally posted by 22hipower
    Actually you did tell us the gauge; 12 gauge standard weight made in 1964 based on the serial number you provided. You didn't tell us the choke or barrel length which will have some bearing on value nor whether it has a plain or vent rib barrel. The advice about checking the auction side for current and sold A5s is good. As you've described it the price range probably is $800 to $1000; the low end if full choke with plain barrel, higher if open choke (IC preferably) with vent rib. Would go to the $2,000 range if it was a Sweet Sixteen or even a 20 (again, with open choke, and vent rib). The standard weight 12s are the least sought after. . .but NIB standard weight A5s from 1964 don't show up every day.


    I didn't have the information to infer 12 gauge from the serial number, but if he had provided a detailed description I could have found similar guns on the auction side to refer him to.
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  • 22hipower
    Actually you did tell us the gauge; 12 gauge standard weight made in 1964 based on the serial number you provided. You didn't tell us the choke or barrel length which will have some bearing on value nor whether it has a plain or vent rib barrel. The advice about checking the auction side for current and sold A5s is good. As you've described it the price range probably is $800 to $1000; the low end if full choke with plain barrel, higher if open choke (IC preferably) with vent rib. Would go to the $2,000 range if it was a Sweet Sixteen or even a 20 (again, with open choke, and vent rib). The standard weight 12s are the least sought after. . .but NIB standard weight A5s from 1964 don't show up every day.
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  • MFI
    Agree totally with chumchum..
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