Appraising

elgallo114 · 08-21-2009, 06:48 PM

Buddy of mine has a rifle he would like to get appraised.

It's an older model Winchester 30-30. By old, I'm not sure what he meant.

I didn't know where to send him. Anyone know?

elgallo114 · 08-22-2009, 09:43 AM

Is there a website that I can look it up on if I get more info?

TUK101 · 08-22-2009, 02:10 PM

I picked up a Winchester collectors guide that really helps to get an idea of which grade a rifle falls into to help get an idea of value. I might be able to help you a bit if you got me model and the last few digits of the serial #. There is a site out there that you can run the # through too that will tell you what the year is.

bugsNbows · 08-23-2009, 07:10 AM

He can always check out sites like Gunbroker and see what comparables are going for.

elgallo114 · 08-23-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TUK101

There is a site out there that you can run the # through too that will tell you what the year is.

That's what I was looking for. I couldn't find it. Do you know the site? Part of the problem of determining the value is that we have no idea what year it is.

homers brother · 08-23-2009, 01:56 PM

I've used this one before. Can't say how accurate it is, but maybe a start?

http://www.armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php

TUK101 · 08-23-2009, 05:10 PM

I think that the link above is the site that I was trying to remember. If you trust me with the serial # I can get you the year from my book too.

elgallo114 · 08-23-2009, 09:22 PM

Thanks fellas. I don't have the serial number. But in a couple weeks I can get it. It's my buddies rifle and he sent it out to be re-blued and tuned up. I don't know if that was a good idea since it's very old and might be a collector. But opinions vary on that.

When he gets it back, I'll see if he wants to give out the number.