Finding Rifle Value? Remington 788

[floritucky]

is there a website or anything that focuses on the resale value of different firearms? I have searched gunbroker and other auction sites, I searched armslist, and just other sites in general. it seems its not a very common firearm and the price range on the few I have found have varied a bit too much to pin point.

I have a 1970 Remington 788 in .222. in decent shape with just a cheap Simmons scope that I dont expect to add to the cost (it was on the firearm when I got it a few years ago, dont shoot the rifle enough to bother putting something else on it).

I looked through a book on values a friend has but it wasnt listed.

Any Help is Appreciated.

 

[eastbank]

here the common ones in decent condition bring 400-550. the left hand and 30-30,44 mag and carbines add more value. the sights are not cheap to replace. eastbank.

 

[ZWCoffindaffer]

i always check and see what the going rate is at gunbroker.com. usually gives you a good idea of fair value

 

[W.E.G.]

Remington made a lot of these.

Collector interest is good.

Yours is probably worth $500 - $600 if you sell it via online auction.
Excellent pictures and description is critical to a successful sale.

Your LGS might offer you $200.

 

[Sunray]

"...is there a website..." Nope.
Rem M788's are fairly common. Hordes of 'em on Gunbroker, etc. .222's were made from 1962 until 1980 then again in 1982. There's one of Gunbroker they guy bubba'd with a Boyd's stock, asking $700. Varmint calibres tend to be more expensive.

 

[jmr40]

Asking and getting are not the same. There was a time when even common 788's sold for a small premium. I think those days are over. The really unusual ones may bring over $400 ish, if you can find just the right buyer. To most shooters they are just an old rifle that was a budget gun in its' prime.

I think there may be more working rifles than working magazines. The magazines are what sell for a premium now.

 

[stiab]

Just attended a gun show in PA, where they are pretty common. Were priced anywhere from $299 to $450. All the ones I noticed were the 'mystery wood' stocks (early guns were walnut). Other than the rare calibers, .243 and .308 in carbines seem to be popular.

 

[beefyz]

I hope i'm wrong here, but hasn't it been mentioned on earlier discussions of 788s that the unusual bolt configuration may cause a replacement problem ?