Turns out it?s a1976 Winchester 94 30-30

[dbress]

I listed it
Thanks again for your input

[ACfixer]

1982 and 80% - I'd say $500. I just picked up a 1965 and a 1967 in near perfect condition over the last year and paid $600 and $700 respectively.

It was your uncle's, it's a cool gun. Keep it... IMO.

[bigbossman]

Post 64 guns aren't worth a whole lot. At least relative to pre 64's. 500 to $600 is about right, unless you find somebody that really really wants one

[200Apples]

While the .30WCF/.30-30 chambering in the Win '94 has put quite a bit of meat on the rural family table over the last 125 years, it is the revolver-caliber Winchester 1892 (and the Marlin 1894) that go for considerably more money.

That said, at the height of the Dempanic two years ago, your carbine there might've fetched double what it's market value is today.

Yours however remains a perfectly good gun. A classic! in fact.

[ACfixer]

Originally Posted by dbress

Getting multiple guns from him just looking for a fair price to compensate him for it the rest I think I know the value of , just helping out the family no nostalgia connection to any of them

In that case $500 is the upper end of that for me and I think really fair.

[G-forceJunkie]

Pre covid price hikes I would say $350-400. Today $450-500 would be fair.

[ACfixer]

Originally Posted by dbress

okay, thanks
I just found out its coming with 6 boxes of shells and a hard case , I was thinking $575-600 for everything ???

Very fair. Tough to get a box of 30-30 for less than $30 right now.

[browndude]

Lever guns are the hottness right now. Even the used ones. The new Marlin 3030 is 1500 after dros? Depends on the buyers budget. Yours is a winner for both the new guy and the deep pockets guy.

[golfish]

Originally Posted by browndude

Lever guns are the hottness right now. Even the used ones. The new Marlin 3030 is 1500 after dros? Depends on the buyers budget. Yours is a winner for both the new guy and the deep pockets guy.

Right now, $1500 OTD is a decent price for one. I haven't seen one sale for less then that on GB.

Bob showed me how to look up sold guns on GB but my ADD just won't let me remember

The price of a used one in 90+% condition is the same price or more.

Originally Posted by browndude

Lever guns are the hottness right now.

You are so right. Not just California but the whole country.


$600 is a good price when you throw in the ammo. You should have no problem selling it. Good luck OP

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by dbress

okay, thanks
I just found out its coming with 6 boxes of shells and a hard case , I was thinking $575-600 for everything ???

That is a fair deal..
30-30 is currently going for a bit over $1/round, so figure the ammo alone is worth $120. The rifle itself is worth about $500, so I think $600 would be a good place to be.

In your original post, you stated that the rifle was a 1980's manufacture. That's good. The post 64 carbines used stamped steel parts instead of forged in order to reduce production cost. The ones made from '65 to the mid 70's or so were functional, good tools, but they were rattle traps in comparison to their predecessors. By the late 70''s early 80's, Winchester had improved the fit and finish quality of the '94, and the so from the 80's on they were pretty solid guns. Not collectable, but solid.

[dbress]

Let’s hear what you think

[Calif Hunter]

I gave one that was made in the late 70's to my grandson. It had a Lyman peep sight and was a great rifle. It was post-64 but always seemed nice and tight as well as smooth. I think the $600 to $650 range is about right, but you may get $700 with the ammo for the right buyer if you are patient.

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by dbress

Let?s hear what you think

I'll stick with my original thought - $600 is a decent deal for the package

[dbress]

bigbossman are you located in California ?

[echo1]

My '94 pre-'68 saddle ring carbine never made it back from a one-way trip to the Idaho Panhandle. The first time my son moved up ther I took it (deer gun) a 10/22, and a Mossberg 500 so he'd have all the huntin bases covered. When he showed back up in Ripon, I asked him where the guns were. He said they got turned into gas money PAX

[dbress]

That sounds like the same mix I gave my son when he moved to Oregon, but he also took my S&W k38 that I’m sure I’ll never see again lol

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by dbress

bigbossman are you located in California ?

No, Idaho.

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by echo1

My '94 pre-'68 saddle ring carbine never made it back from a one-way trip to the Idaho Panhandle. The first time my son moved up ther I took it (deer gun) a 10/22, and a Mossberg 500 so he'd have all the huntin bases covered. When he showed back up in Ripon, I asked him where the guns were. He said they got turned into gas money PAX

Gas money? OUCH!!!

[golfish]

I've read that the guns made in the 80s are better than those made in the 70s.

Lever guns are hot theses days. Are you trying to sell it?

Just list it in the marketplace for 1K and drop the price $50.00 every week.

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by golfish

I've read that the guns made in the 80s are better than those made in the 70?s.

That is true. The early seventies ones were rattle traps when compared to the pre 64's. By the late seventies and into the eighties they had regained comparable quality.

[echo1]

Originally Posted by bigbossman

Gas money? OUCH!!!

That was back when you could find a 500 & 10/22 for a hunnerd bucks. Just so happened that's what I paid for the '94, which was a hella deal even then. He knows he owes me, but I'll never see it, in fact his "IOU"s are stacking way up. He's moved to Idaho 3 times, Kentucky once, then back to Idaho again December 2021 . PAX

[pennstater]

Originally Posted by golfish

I've read that the guns made in the 80s are better than those made in the 70s.

Lever guns are hot theses days. Are you trying to sell it?

Just list it in the marketplace for 1K and drop the price $50.00 every week.

Guess I'll keep my '85 Win Mod 94. Like that rifle.

MLC

[browndude]

If you were to learn a caliber on a single stage theb30-30win will save some money vs not finding the ammo when you want it.

[Dan_Eastvale]

Many people in the past bought levers when they thought the FEDS were going to ban semiautomatics.

Does this account for their "hotness" now?

[p7m8jg]

I'm late to the party, and don't mean to hijack the threat, well, sorta, but not maliciously. With apologies to Bigbossman, here we go:

I have two (2) 1971 Winchester 94 NRA Centennial Rifles (1871 to 1971), one is the long barrel rifle and the other is the "Musket" with the stock all the way up to the front sight. They're engraved and have the NRA logo in the stock. The serial numbers are sequential and they've been fired, but not a lot of ammo through them. I also have some ammo to go with one/both of them.

From what I've read here, they're worth maybe $600 each?

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by p7m8jg

I'm late to the party, and don't mean to hijack the threat, well, sorta, but not maliciously. With apologies to Bigbossman, here we go:

I have two (2) 1971 Winchester 94 NRA Centennial Rifles (1871 to 1971), one is the long barrel rifle and the other is the "Musket" with the stock all the way up to the front sight. They're engraved and have the NRA logo in the stock. The serial numbers are sequential and they've been fired, but not a lot of ammo through them. I also have some ammo to go with one/both of them.

From what I've read here, they're worth maybe $600 each?

No, commoratives and special editions are completely different.

[p7m8jg]

Understood, thanks. I'll keep researching.

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by p7m8jg

Understood, thanks. I'll keep researching.

Yeah - -there are folks out there that focus on commemoratives and special issues in their collection. Some command pretty good dollars, others not so much. It is a question of finding the right buyer as the market segment can be narrow, and having the box and hang tags helps the value a great deal as they are not usually bought to be shooters.

[bigbossman]

So - you got me curious, and I looked up the Centennial rifles on Gunbroker. Looks like the low was $660'ish and the high was around $800.

https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search...=1&PageSize=48

[golfish]

Originally Posted by Dan_Eastvale

Many people in the past bought levers when they thought the FEDS were going to ban semiautomatics.

Does this account for their "hotness" now?

Hey Dan, I think your right on here, plus Ruger making the new Marlins and all these new evil black lever guns are peaking interest.

[ACfixer]

Originally Posted by p7m8jg

I have two (2) 1971 Winchester 94 NRA Centennial Rifles (1871 to 1971), one is the long barrel rifle and the other is the "Musket" with the stock all the way up to the front sight. They're engraved and have the NRA logo in the stock. The serial numbers are sequential and they've been fired, but not a lot of ammo through them. I also have some ammo to go with one/both of them.

From what I've read here, they're worth maybe $600 each?

Originally Posted by p7m8jg

Understood, thanks. I'll keep researching.

Gunbroker completed auctions over the last year are your best yardstick IMO. And if you are willing to ship, those are C&R eligible so you'll likely get C&R license holders interested.

$600 is too low for those, IMO.

[M1NM]

Originally Posted by browndude

Lever guns are the hottness right now. Even the used ones. The new Marlin RUGER 3030 is 1500 after dros? Depends on the buyers budget. Yours is a winner for both the new guy and the deep pockets guy.

Fixed it. It doesn't matter what you call it - it's a Ruger. Yes externally it looks like a Marlin but it's been 100% re engineered by Ruger to be cheaper/easier to manufacture. From molded metal parts to assembly line production it's no longer a finely machined Marlin.

Guys buying levers to avoid a semi auto ban was the big thing when the fed "ban" went into effect. I've gone one better and have several Ruger No1 single shot rifles for when they ban levers. Once they come for my fixed cartridge single shots I'll have to rely on a flintlock as our ancestors did in April 1775 when .gov came for their arms.

[M1NM]

Originally Posted by browndude

If you were to learn a caliber on a single stage theb30-30win will save some money vs not finding the ammo when you want it.

First rifle I reloaded for around 1969/70. The 30-30 case seems to need trimming every couple times you reload it - very stretchy case. Trim them every time to avoid collapsing the neck when you crimp.

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by ACfixer

Gunbroker completed auctions over the last year are your best yardstick IMO. And if you are willing to ship, those are C&R eligible so you'll likely get C&R license holders interested.

$600 is too low for those, IMO.

Yes, but only just - looks like ~$700 - $800, depending on "case candy" and musket or not. Here's a snapshot of recently closed auctions on GB:

[ACfixer]

Originally Posted by bigbossman

Yes, but only just - looks like ~$700 - $800, depending on "case candy" and musket or not. Here's a snapshot of recently closed auctions on GB:

You are correct, looks like the musket version gets about $800, the other one about $100 less. Once you figure in the fees and hassles a $600-650 local cash offer isn't horrible I guess.

$780 https://www.gunbroker.com/item/980660546
$800 https://www.gunbroker.com/item/988351882

[bigbossman]

Originally Posted by ACfixer

You are correct, looks like the musket version gets about $800, the other one about $100 less. Once you figure in the fees and hassles a $600-650 local cash offer isn't horrible I guess.

$780 https://www.gunbroker.com/item/980660546
$800 https://www.gunbroker.com/item/988351882

Also, note that the 2 higher price ones only received one bid each. Doesn't seem be a lot of interest at that price.

Winchester commemorative Oliver guns are funny like that. It's a fairly narrow market that collects them and so good prices can be hard to realize.

[XL650]

Wow, that just seems cheap for a 94. I sure love mine.