Pre 64 Winchester Modle 88 243

[CD3]

I have a pre 64 Winchester 88 in 243. I got it from a family member years ago as a gift. I'm looking for an approximate value of the gun as I have no idea. if I had to put a % on it I'd say 85-90% less than 30rnds shot out of it, two magazines and an old school weaver 4x scope on it.

Thanks

[rm1911]

[kendog4570]

.243's carry a little bit of a premium over .308's. Is there any cracking of the stock at the tang? Very common with 88's.
90% guns book at $1000. That may or may not be what the market will bear at the time of sale.
Check the usual auction sites for guns typical of yours that have been sold in the past few months.

[Bainter1212]

.243 is a good chambering to have - mine is in .308 and is the most common type.

Value on these things is interesting, as they are not all that common. Most potential buyers have no idea the model 88 even exists, so your ad has to be structured well, with good pics etc.

I think GB and the blue book will give you a 5 figure value (as stated above). That sounds real nice, but I fear that kind of pricing will have it sitting for a very long time.

If you wanted it to sell in a week or so, pricing it around $500 or so I think will get you some positive responses on a classified like the Calguns marketplace. To be honest, Gunbroker will probably get you your best price, as an auction with a reserve price, if you don't mind that hassle.

Again, your problem is that the majority of the gun world knows little to nothing about these guns, they never really were a marketplace success.

These guns did have some issues. The firing pins were somewhat weak and prone to breakage. Mine came to me with a broken firing pin - I had to fork out $100 for a used replacement pin, and then basically acquire some engineering knowledge to learn how to replace it.
Because of their complicated design, the trigger tends to be pretty heavy, and a trigger job is no simple task. I have so far been unable to find a gunsmith who was willing to tackle a trigger job for me.

Good luck.

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[dfletcher]

These guns did have some issues. The firing pins were somewhat weak and prone to breakage. Mine came to me with a broken firing pin - I had to fork out $100 for a used replacement pin, and then basically acquire some engineering knowledge to learn how to replace it.

Because of their complicated design, the trigger tends to be pretty heavy, and a trigger job is no simple task. I have so far been unable to find a gunsmith who was willing to tackle a trigger job for me.

Good luck.

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Disassembly and trigger job on an 88 are free - reassembly is ransom-worthy.

I have a 1st year 88 in 308 and as is my habit took it completely apart to clean and learn how it worked. Reassembly was quite the challenge. This fellow has an excellent tutorial on "how to" do both -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ceRdhLG0c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsEOediSkQ

If I'd thought ahead I would have cleaned up the trigger when I had the rifle disassembled the 1st time. I don't think it's particularly difficult to do once you get to the mechanisms.

[smle-man]

As in real estate, location is everything. In Pennsylvania where white tail deer hunting is still a big thing and semi-auto rifles are verboten the Model 88 is a highly desirable firearm. In California, not as much. If you are interested in selling it and not just seeking a value, you might want to sign on to the PA equivalent of Calguns and see what interest it generates there.

A former resident of the 'Burgh.