Winchester M42
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ApacheCoTodd
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What is your intention?
Insurance value?
Resale?
Are you buying it or do you already own it?
The general *value* of a 42 speaks to an appraisal not being a waste if the appraiser is detailed in his valuation and the cost is not prohibitive.
You don't want *some guy* to simply give you a number. A known appraising individual or entity can get away with a one-number appraisal but an otherwise unknown appraiser should give a proper narrative as to how they came to the number presented.
Todd.
Insurance value?
Resale?
Are you buying it or do you already own it?
The general *value* of a 42 speaks to an appraisal not being a waste if the appraiser is detailed in his valuation and the cost is not prohibitive.
You don't want *some guy* to simply give you a number. A known appraising individual or entity can get away with a one-number appraisal but an otherwise unknown appraiser should give a proper narrative as to how they came to the number presented.
Todd.
Pictures and asking price would help a lot. M42 have fallen by the way side even before covid-19 because of the lack of ammo available. The only people that really appreciate them are skeet shooters and some quail hunters. I've seen prices as low as $400 and all the way up to $1,000 depending on age, condition and quality of wood.
earlthegoat2
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I have seen around 20 in the last year at various gun shows and shops. That is pretty astounding considering I had seen maybe 2 in the previous 10-15 years.
The cheapest one I saw was 1200 and looked in OK shape. The most expensive was 2000 which was in great condition. They were all base models.
If the OP has a base model I wouldn’t bother. If it is a “Skeet” or “Sporting” model or any other higher grade item then it would be worthwhile I think.
The cheapest one I saw was 1200 and looked in OK shape. The most expensive was 2000 which was in great condition. They were all base models.
If the OP has a base model I wouldn’t bother. If it is a “Skeet” or “Sporting” model or any other higher grade item then it would be worthwhile I think.
A really beat up field model 42 just went at a local estate auction for $1300. About 50% finish left on it with all kinds of battle scars on metal and wood.
entropy
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Sight unseen $1000-2500 for a field model, it starts to rise rapidly for Skeet and Trap models, and steeper yet for higher grades.
I don't know the story. Found in a secret storage room in an old house in New England after the homeowner died. Regardless of the history, it is gorgeous.
I already own it. I may go through the agg of trying to sell it if I can get a good price for it. No way am going to let it go for a pitch in the dirt. It's too pretty for that. Appraisals? Who knows. If I got appraisals, i'd get 5 prices, and I'll bet none of them are close to each other.
No checkering on the wood, no vent rib. I believe it is the basic field model. That being said, what good is it without ammo? I think I've got a box and a half of .410 ammo laying around somewhere.
entropy
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Need ammo for it?
http://www.rstshells.com/410-gauge.aspx
It isn't Wally world ammo, but they have it in stock. If it were the choice of selling for having no ammo or buying premium shells, I'd invest in the shells, myself.
http://www.rstshells.com/410-gauge.aspx
It isn't Wally world ammo, but they have it in stock. If it were the choice of selling for having no ammo or buying premium shells, I'd invest in the shells, myself.
Ammo will be back again! 410 ammo will get plentiful but a winchester 42 won't. I'd hang onto that shotgun for dear life if it were mine.
Thank you for that info. I never heard of that outfit before.
entropy
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True, and they haven't raised their prices (yet) in the recent run on ammo. The flat of 16 ga. 2 1/2" I just got from them was not much more than the price of 10 boxes of 2 3/4" 16 ga at Walmart.
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Here in Florida a 42 in VG condition will easily be $1500-$2500 and up
here's 128 for sale:
https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...s/winchester-shotguns-model-42.c715_p1_o6.cfm
Should give you a close approximation
Hey, thanks for that. I have 2 16 gauges that I like shooting, one was my late father's old Winchester Model 12. I grabbed it out of the house while my brother was sleeping off a snootful. I wanted to hear him whine.
Holy cow, are they pricey little devils. I'm glad to be sitting on the right side of the deal this time. I gotta get in there and clean up the bore and take a look.
Model 42s are highly prized shotguns. I've rarely seen one under $1,000 and have seen skeet models up to $5,000. I few years ago a guy was selling his collection of 42s at the gun show in Tulsa. He had 15 or 20 of them. They were mostly between $1000-$3000, with a couple of skeet models with exceptional wood for $5000. I think he sold almost all of them.
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