Mossberg with Knoxx kit?

[Vector]

I have been looking for a fun shotgun and came across a Moss 500 with a Knoxx sidewinder kit. Here is a picture of it in the link below;


http://www.thespecialistsltd.com/mossberg-500-sidewinder


My question is how much would be a fair price to buy it for in todays market?

 

[Giterboosted]

So this is an actual kit? I noticed that the company serves movie sets and props so I was jw

 

[JohnBiltz]

It looks as though you will have trouble reaching the safety with that set up.

 

[Vector]

Yes, it is real. Here are other images I found on google of it either in the packaging or already installed.

http://www.google.com/search?q=knox...&ei=lhsBTpHiI4jcgQfZwsniDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQsAQ

The kit was not that expensive a few years back, but now that it has been discontinued due to "finding a vendor that could consistently provide parts made to specifications".

So I am just trying to find a fair price range to buy one already installed on a Mossberg 500

 

[oneounceload]

Fair is whatever that means to you.............Some folks would up a high premium on that set-up, others wouldn't waste their money

 

[Vector]

I do not expect an exact price, just a range for the current market.

 

[oneounceload]

Again, market depends on where you are and what is legal, available, etc.

You can always look on Gun Broker at closed auctions to see what a general idea is. You could also call several LGS in your area to see what they want for them

Again, VALUE is a personal thing - A Mossberg with a Knoxx does NOTHING for me, whereas an AyA SxS might do the same for you..........

If this is something you really want, then it will have a high value, and subsequent market value to you

 

[Vector]

The GB idea is a good one.

As to something I really want, I can take it or leave it. I already have plenty of firearms, but thought a shotgun like this might be fun to shoot. I am certainly not going to pay for a converted Saiga with their prices through the roof, so I figure this one might be decent at the right price. Trouble is, I'm not sure what is a good price at present.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Wow, I want one. Gonna make some calls to the LGS's to see what they can do for me.

As for price, I don't know what the market holds right now, but I won't pay more then the shotgun cost me initially, FWIW.

Edit: A quick google showed a couple in the $300 range a couple years ago.

 

[Vector]

I assume you mean for the kit itself, not with a Moss 500 along with it.

 

[rallyhound]

back when they sold new, the stock was around 100 bucks and the sidewinder kit about 200.
Add 230 for a pistol grip 500 and you get to $530.00 just to put it together.

 

[Justin]

I've never handled or shot one, but given that they're no longer available, you'd probably be better off seeking one of the newer magazine-fed shotguns like the Saiga-12 instead.

 

[Vector]

I thought about one of those, but for whatever reason they seem very expensive. I see them advertised for 1200-1600 depending on the model/features and that just seems

As a matter of fact I've seen a few ads taken out criticizing how much some people are asking for them.

Any idea why they are asking so much for a converted Saiga?

 

[USAF_Vet]

I assume you mean for the kit itself, not with a Moss 500 along with it.

Correct.

As for the Saiga 12, if the price ever drops down to about $400 again, I'll be all over it. As it stands, $750 and up isn't gonna happen.

besides, if the Knoxx Sidewinder kit isn't a permanenet install, and it doesn't look like it is, then my pump gun can still be used in wingshooting.

Any idea why they are asking so much for a converted Saiga?

Rumors that the ATF was going to ban their import drove prices through the roof.

 

[Panzercat]

At $700 you could probably buy keltec's bullpup shotty... If you can find one.
That, and after a few of my own knoxx purchases I've come to the conclusion that they're overrated.

 

[Vector]

Here is a link to one on GunBroker that just ended and did not come close to what the owner wanted;

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=236266444

$275.00 was the highest bid.