WINCHESTER 88 .243 VALUE?

[C.Bronson]

Hello calguns,
I have a buddy who has one. And as I have no idea about lever guns nor .243 I am stumped on value.
I played with it a bit, seems to work well. Has some minor surface rust, but overall not bad looking piece. Serial 1077xx if that helps.
Just curious what the brain trust of CGN thinks.
Thanks

[Bainter1212]

It's going to make a little bit of difference whether it is pre or post 1964.

Condition is also important. There was a recall on the firing pins way back when - was this one ever serviced under that recall?

Does it have a period scope? How's the trigger? 88 triggers are very often terrible.

The .308 was the most common so you get a bump in that regard.

I would price it around $600 in VG condition, and post it on as many boards as you can. Learn how to ship a gun. That is if you want to sell it anytime soon.

I have seen 88s priced way up around $1K in the last few years, although those are gathering dust.

The problem with the 88 is that it will only attract the interest of collectors who a) know what a Winchester 88 is and b) want to add one to their collection.


I have one in .308. I paid $400 for it a few years back, but that was a friend deal.

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[TRAP55]

[Jimmy's]

$600

[C.Bronson]

Well...CGN Delivers again!
Thanks guys I'll take a look in the morning.

[Calif Hunter]

Hard to say without knowing how much surface rust there is and how deep it goes. I agree with $600 if in very good condition...again, the rust issue. How is the bore if there is surface rust?

Good luck. I always thought they were cool looking guns.