What is my gun's value?

[TX_AGGIE13]

I have a Weatherby Lasermark 7mm magnum rifle I've been told it is "blued" whatever that means.....and has a Leupold scope. I heard it would sell for more than $1200, but not sure if that's accurate. Anyone know? Also have a Winchester Pigeon Grade Lightweight XTR 12 guage shotgun with a green case that I heard was worth over $1500, but not sure about that one either, and a Winchester 101 Field Grade Shotgun.

Anyway, im thinking about taking the to a show to see if there are appraisers there. If I were to sell any of the guns where could I do it legally, and actually get my moneys worth?

[Tin Knocker]

Long guns you can just sell to anybody face to face in most places. I wouldnt get appraisals from people I might sell to.
JMHO but the best way to get top dollar will be an auction or face to face with an individual.
A gunshop or dealer will only want to give you MAYBE 60 or 70% of its real value, maybe less.
An auction lets the market set the price. An apraisal aint worth much if nobody will buy it for that price.

Check out Auction arms & Gun Broker. Even if you dont sell yours thru them you can see what similar guns are getting.

[M3 Mitch]

Terrylotto, I think what you have is a Browning Auto-5 with an extra barrel. Value would depend very heavily on condition, if the barrel is the same "vintage" as the shotgun itself, vent rib or plain barrel (one or both barrels?).

Unless you have the 2-shot auto that Browning made for a while, a real lightweight with I think an alloy receiver, came in 2 sub-models "Twentyweight" and "Twelvette" or something like that.

There are a couple of books of gun values out there, these give a decent idea on most guns in circulation. I will say that one gun value book a few years ago had the Browning T-Bolt .22 rifles listed as about $125 for excellent condition, at the time you would be doing well to buy one for $250 in anything like excellent conditon.

If your gun is an Auto-5, what barrels do you have? Are you certain the extra barrel fits the gun and will work right?

A walk around a local gun show can be fun, and you will likely find something like yours on sale, the asking price will be a good rough guide.