Good Gun Deals This Week

[wyosteve]

I sold a few to Cabelas before the Bass Pro buy out. At that time they were up front and told me they pay 70% of what they think they can sell it for. It was worth it to me at the time to avoid the headaches associated with trying to sell them myself.

 

[rookhawk]

Interesting. I looked at the Manton and it states "Added 3-1-19". I don't know if that is accurate, but difficult to believe it has been listed for 6+ years.

I would be very careful with guns from Simpsons. They find great bargains overseas and import economical guns for affordable prices. However, they often have guns that are off face, out of time ejectors, or dangerously thin walls.

A bargain basement, utility grade Birmingham double rifle with the meaningless Manton name attached to it isn't worth a fortune. A pristine example with ejectors, long stock, and plenty of case colors remaining might be $18k-$22k. If you misread a defect or problem with a $14k Manton, you might find yourself owning a very sad gun with $24k+ invested in it by the end of repairing latent defects.

Just be careful, make sure your desire for a deal doesn't cloud expert judgment required to buy such a gun that has weak documentation.

 

[RR 314]

I would be very careful with guns from Simpsons. They find great bargains overseas and import economical guns for affordable prices. However, they often have guns that are off face, out of time ejectors, or dangerously thin walls.

A bargain basement, utility grade Birmingham double rifle with the meaningless Manton name attached to it isn't worth a fortune. A pristine example with ejectors, long stock, and plenty of case colors remaining might be $18k-$22k. If you misread a defect or problem with a $14k Manton, you might find yourself owning a very sad gun with $24k+ invested in it by the end of repairing latent defects.

Just be careful, make sure your desire for a deal doesn't cloud expert judgment required to buy such a gun that has weak documentation.

Thanks much. I was not interested in the rifle, but found it interesting if it has truly been listed since 2019.

 

[rookhawk]

I would be very careful with guns from Simpsons. They find great bargains overseas and import economical guns for affordable prices. However, they often have guns that are off face, out of time ejectors, or dangerously thin walls.

A bargain basement, utility grade Birmingham double rifle with the meaningless Manton name attached to it isn't worth a fortune. A pristine example with ejectors, long stock, and plenty of case colors remaining might be $18k-$22k. If you misread a defect or problem with a $14k Manton, you might find yourself owning a very sad gun with $24k+ invested in it by the end of repairing latent defects.

Just be careful, make sure your desire for a deal doesn't cloud expert judgment required to buy such a gun that has weak documentation.

I just looked closely at the DR. Looks like it was brushed bright and french grayed. Amateur reblacked the barrels and didn't polish off the flats to allow for reading of the proof marks. Crudely chopped down stock resulted in moving of the sling eye, then a stock extension and pad bringing it back to 14-3/8". It is long barreled at 28", a style of the time but not a desirable style of the present. The stock appears to have been pinned at the head as evidence of the screw running through it... hardly "stock: excellent" as the seller's description suggests.

Just a quick reminder of history: Joseph Manton was the single finest gunmaker in England during his lifetime in the early 1800s. He died long before the breech loader existed or the nitro calibers were invented. An enterprising Brit purchased his name and goodwill, then purchased entry-level to mid-grade guns from the Birmingham trade. Most Mantons of this "new" era were retailed in their shop in India, I believe it was Calcutta but don't hold me to that. They are of a quality similar to Lyon & Lyon. Nothing wrong with a no-name Birmingham gun, but that is exactly what a Manton of the 19th or 20th century is, it has nothing to do with the real Joseph Manton.

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Interesting. I looked at the Manton and it states "Added 3-1-19". I don't know if that is accurate, but difficult to believe it has been listed for 6+ years.

It looks like the stock has been added on to or repaired in a fairly significant way?

 

[Odinsraven]

https://simpsonltd.com/products/Z77120 price reduction - is that fair price

458 Pre 64 win ?

What do they make as I can export them from Euripe without import marking - I come across them once in a while !

 

[Thearmymademedumb]

Pre-64 M70 375h&h. $2000. Somebody buy this.

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Magnum w/Redfield Scope - 1950 Mfg. for sale

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Magnum w/Redfield Scope - 1950 Mfg. for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

 

[Odinsraven]

Barrel shortened maybe on a 458 but not on a 375

Pre-64 M70 375h&h. $2000. Somebody buy this.

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Magnum w/Redfield Scope - 1950 Mfg. for sale

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Magnum w/Redfield Scope - 1950 Mfg. for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

ggeredmm

 

[whisk(e)y hunter]

CZ 550 AMERICAN SAFARI MAG .458 WIN MAG for sale

CZ 550 AMERICAN SAFARI MAG .458 WIN MAG for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

Could be Lott’d pretty easily

 

[Foxfyre]

There's a glut of BNIB winchester 70's in 458 on gun broker right now with fairly low starting bids. Might be easy to snag one ~$1400-1700

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

There's a glut of BNIB winchester 70's in 458 on gun broker right now with fairly low starting bids. Might be easy to snag one ~$1400-1700

It seems like they do product runs and then that batch hits the market. Folks put in deposits and get ahold of them just to flip and make some money.