Ruger MKIII value?

[nonosrcng]

I was in the private handgun sales and saw a MKIII stainless long slab side barrel for sale asking price was 900 bucks. In the listing the seller mentioned there was a hunter model with 6.88" barrel that sold for 1,300. Am I missing something, when did those become so valuable? I have a short barreled MKIII hunter, not for sale, but if it was could I really get that much for it?

[joemama]

Are they off roster pistols?

[nonosrcng]

Sadly all ruger semi autos are now off roster. I was just at an auction last week and blued models were going for 3-400 though. I guess I can almost see them being that valuable in commifornia and should be happy about it but it just seems ridiculous.

[dyson]

Off roster, might not be worth that much but you'd have to do some convincing to get an owner to let one go

[nonosrcng]

I guess that's possible, and I know that supply and demand has everything to do with pricing, but it still seems ridiculous to me that those guns are worth so much all of a sudden.

[CK_32]

Anything possible with desperate CA gun owners these days.


How rich, and desperate are you is the question now.

[nonosrcng]

Luckily I'm not desperate and unfortunately I'm not rich.

[toby]

Don't be tempted or fooled you can find those on consignment or PPT all over the place.

[nonosrcng]

I'm not tempted I have mine already. Just surprised by the price people are willing to pay.

[davefromca]

I feel lucky that I was reading calguns at the time they were falling offthe roster, snagged a 2245 target a month before they were off.

[nonosrcng]

Thats good timing. I bought mine 3-4 years ago. Never thought about not being able to get them anymore.

[DArBad]

Way too high a price, I'd say.

[Steve_In_29]

Hmmm, maybe I should sell mine (MkII KMK678GC) and just buy it's replacement when I move to Texas.

[nickel plate]

I feel lucky that I was reading calguns at the time they were falling offthe roster, snagged a 2245 target a month before they were off.

Practically ditto-I got mine out of jail one day after it fell off of the roster. GREAT .22 shooter.

[Flintlock Tom]

There are 12 pages of them for sale on GunBroker. Very few of them over $300.