Another value question - Wingmaster

[BoxMN]

So the 1100 thread got me thinking... are 870 Wingmasters really worth/going for the $799 price that Cabelas had on a couple used ones at the Woodbury store? I was thinking maybe more like $350 or $400, but haven't looked in years.

I can't recall if they were magnums or not. I traded my Wingmaster Magnum in years ago for $250 (no chokes, just full choke 30" barrel) but still have my Dad's 2.75" Wingmaster, with a 30" barrel but also a 26" Light Contour barrel with three chokes. I will never sell it, but if it is worth that much I might not use it as much. It had been used for duck and goose (he bought it about 1973ish, has vent barrel) but still in perfect condition.

Thanks for any thought!

[Gordie]

The 870 follows the same suit but IMO is a more popular gun than the 1100 and again IMO more reliable of a weapon.

If the price that you posted hold true I have over 4000.00 sitting in my gun safe

I love 870's but I don't think I would pay more than 300 for one and that would have to be a really nice one.

[harvey lee]

I just spent 20 minutes on 3 different gun sites and what I read, 870 Wingmaster's from $250 up to $400 depending on the age and condition and magnum or not.

Cabela's must have a very special Wingmaster to be priced that high.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Cabelas is silly high priced on everything. This is how they pay their taxidermy bill.

Iffin you really want an 870 there are numerous other gunshops with shelves full of them in decent shape for a fraction of Cabelas price.

[BoxMN]

This is how they pay their taxidermy bill.

Speaking of... has anybody who has been to the new Woodbury store looked at the "pike" they have mounted in the case by the fly counter? It is clearly a muskie that is painted to be a northern! haha! Maybe they sell guns high so they can keep repainting mount flubs

I even told two different employees about it, and they seem to think it is a pike, one even said maybe it is tiger muskie, doh... Not a chance I will asking for their advice, ha!

[cribbageboy]

Cabela's, Gander, FF...you won't get a brand new 870 for under $300. Not sure about black Friday, but NIB from a retail store like that my guess is that Wingmaster price is pretty accurate. I bought a 20 gauge 870 Express in the summer of 2012. Watched the ads for 6 months and finally went and bought one when they dropped to $319.99. Unless you guys are talking USED firearms, I need to start shopping where you do.

[Bryce]

Express vs Wingmaster is apples to oranges. Wingmaster has to have some models priced in the thousands by now due to their raritity and quality. Not so much on the express. Expect to pay for a used one equivalent to to the paddle it will replace.

[BoxMN]

The ones I saw were USED WINGMASTERS. I do know the difference between between Wingmasters and Express, in both price and quality. But I was simply amazed at the pricetag of a used one. They didn't look like anything special to me, the normal WM wood and style, but could have been special I guess.

$350 sounds reasonable for a good shape used WM to me, though I personally will never buy one - heck I just sold an old 20 gauge WM (2.75" non vent, English stock, okay condition) for $200. Maybe I shouldn't have... ha!