Colt bolt action rifle
I inherited a colt bolt action .264 mag rifle. L61R No 14190 with a 4X Redfield scope. I have no need for it. Whats the best way to sell it and what's a fair price?[:)]
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A fine rifle with Euro action. Sell it here for the best price..with pics ect..on the auction side. 0 -
What's a fair asking price? thanks. 0 -
Best way to sell it is to list it on the auction site here starting at $0.01.
Use **LOTS** of well-lit in-focus high quality pictures of the gun from different angles, showing any and or all wear or marks on the finish, etc.
A true auction like that usually attracts a lot of buyer interest and will almost always fetch the "true market value" of the gun (ie what the public/market is willing to pay). In rare cases, you'll get less or more, but unsurprisingly, the free market does actually work.
As to what that rifle might actually fetch. . .I don't know. It depends.
My understanding is that Colt didn't really make bolt action rifles in house, but instead assembed and or marketed better quality foreign guns under its name. EG Colt-Sauer (Sauer & Sons, W. Germany), Coltsman (Sako, Finland), etc.
How much yours is worth is going to depend on which exact model, its condition, and its specs.
Some of the higher end guns in good condition could be worth a nice chunk of change (ie $1000 or even quite a bit more+) depending on condition and exact specs. Lower end ones. . .maybe a few hundred bucks.
This earlier thread may be interesting to you:
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67071
If you post a couple of good pictures from varying angles here (instructions on how to do that can be found in the "Sticky" at the top of the Ask the Experts page), you're likely to get some reasonable appraisals from the board experts.0 -
nathangerard,
Hello, and welcome tot he forum's here on Gunbroker.com.
We can not tell what you have or what it is worth, very well, without some good pictures, so we can asses the condition, and desireability.
That being said, the best way, and best place to sell is on the auction side of this site. You will need to post pictures there as well. I have done quite well on that side. I have advertised well in the add, using the view counter option, and highlighted listing. I start either at a penny(thats right $0.01), or near the minimim of what I would accept, and DO NOT go with a reserve. A hidden reserve often frightens serious bidder's away. $0.01 start, and no reserve will ultimately tell you what the market value of your item is, especially with a nationwide audience.
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Heed the advice Grasshopper...Yours is not a "common" gun here,,,like a 870 or Mossberg 500...I start 90% here with a dollar start, thats right,,,wead out the pikers right away,,[:)]..and with tha advice above you will get "what it is worth," 0 -
L61R is a Sako designation. Colt used their actions at one time, I don't know about barrels and stocks. 0 -
Judging from the Colt ("Coltsman") I have that is on the L61R action compared to the Sako L61R in my collection, I'd say the Colt is Sako all the way except for the Colt logo.
.264 is an unusual chambering for this model and should bring a bit more than say; a .30/06.0 -
start your price out with the least you would accept for it with no reserve....check the auction site for recentley sold guns....also check to see what other are asking for there rifles like yours..just keep in mind that a asking price is just that.... 0 -
as already mentioned, it's a colt sako. they started making then in 1960 , but the l61r came later, around 1965. i don't know what the production numbers were, but the .264 mag might be interesting to a colt die hard, but probably not as interesting to the general hunting market. most of the later guns were .308 or 30-06, much more popular rounds.
it would really help to have pics.
the redfeild scopes were available from the factory during that period, usually on colt-sauer rifles. don't have any way of knowing if yours is factory or not.
email me and i'll send you some links to folks who might be able to help.
again, pics are a must.
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Thanks for all your help. I posted the rifle on gunbroker.com #198469203 with pictures. 0
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