Gun value

[Mike Wallace]

My neighbor wants to sell her Remington Sportsman 58 20 ga. What are some sites to get an approximate value?

Thanks for your help.

[TooTallTom]

You might want to check out Gunbroker or GunsAmerica. I think those are both .com addresses.

You could also take it into a gunshop and ask what they'd pay for it. Keep in mind that this is less than what the gun would retail, so to be fair you'd probably pay her a bit more than what the shop would. How much, exactly, I don't know.

[Chris Haley]

$225 - $300 in really good condition.

[Mike Wallace]

Thanks, guys.

It has an adjustable choke that you turn to get full/modified/improved. She used it as a trap/skeet gun and didn't hunt with it. It's gas operated, which is new to me and I don't know if it would be a good field gun.

I think a trip to the gun shop is in order.

[TooTallTom]

There's a 12-gauge on armslist right now in the MN section of firearms for sale. The price asked seems to be in line with what was posted here.

[Chris Haley]

The sportsmans were made for hunting. Not sure if they came with adjustable chokes back then. Could have been done later. That would decrease the value. I have a 12ga that I love for grouse hunting. It only handles 2 3/4" shells, so I don't use it for water fowl. I have a winchester for that.

[Mike Wallace]

Thanks, again, for the input. I'll need to do a little more research.

[Ufatz]

The type adjustable choke you are referring to was quite common when that shotgun was current. There is no reason you can't use that little gun for a long time to come.

And it sure has more grace,charm and personality then one of the current generation of black plastic shooting appliances. HA!!

Shoot it and have fun.