Mossberg 185 D/B What's it worth?

[professionalcoyotehunter]

Just wondering what one is worth. I already know whatever some one will pay for it. Just curious to know if these are hard too find. I was going to sell it but dont know a reasonable price to ask. It looks almost new. It is missing the mag but I have one on order.

It is the Model 185 D/B with a 201C Choke on it or (improved) and it is a 20 Gauge.

[professionalcoyotehunter]

No guess's yet? I am surprised. I know it is not worth much I just need to know a range so I can put a price on it in the for sale forum.

[Mike A]

Not a "fashionable" shotgun, to say the least. What guage is it? That will affect value (16s are often least valued, 12s next, 20s most). Is the magazine you're getting original? Magazines are the weak link in these guns as far as function goes, and the real ones seem to be worth almost as much as the guns. Some of the aftermarket ones work; some don't.

If it were mine, I'd shine it up and use it on those days when the terrain is too rough or the weather too rainy for a fancy shotgun. Or just keep it and a clip of 4s handy for "things that go bump in the night"....if you have a boat or a cabin, this would be a good candidate for their "arms locker."

These guns don't have much appeal to many shotgunners, but they seem to me to be somewhat "sleepers" in that they are cheap and reliable (once you get used to the action) and they have stocks that are dimensioned for wingshooting in spite of looking like a rifle stock. I have a friend in upstate NY that has never owned any shotgun but a Mossberg 20 ga bolt. He's deadly with it on grouse, pheasants, and cottontails and has shot several deer and one coyote with it using slugs. He hunts with guys who use Fox and Browning and Parker SxSs and takes a lot of crap. And more than his share of the game.....

I would GUESS that you could ask $150-125 for this gun with an original magazine, but for that and the fees needed to transfer it (no way to PROVE it's C&R, I think), I'd keep it. If nothing else, someone could practice stock refinishing on it and end up with a nicer gun and a new skill!

[professionalcoyotehunter]

It is really beautiful. the pics did not come out nice. It is the 20 Gauge and it is getting the original mag. thanks for the help. though. I might just hang on to it.

[kermit315]

I have a 183 DB .410 that I will never part with. Its neat to see somebody else with a similar shotgun. Nice.

[professionalcoyotehunter]

Thanks I really like it a lot but might part with it for a decent trade.

[Gunaria]

Priced as picture w/o the mag, $50 is my guess. With the mag maybe $75.

[CSACANNONEER]

If you need another mag, I've got one to sell.

23 years ago, I bought one for $35 including the mag.