I see the clip version every now and then, but not often, they usually sit for awhile before selling. There are several on GB right now, Im not a Winchester guru, but they dont seem like a $400 gun to me.
In 1963 I got a new Win 77 tube feed when I was 12 year old. The retail price was $55, and the Winchester prices were franchised, but I could get a wholesale price on that specific model through purchasing agents where my father worked.
I got sand in it and it jammed. I sold it for $12 in 1970.
In August 2016 I got a Win 77 clip feed made in ~1961 for $179. In August 2016 I got a Win 77 tube feed made in ~ 1961 for $200
As you can see the clip fed is missing the safety. The safety is not easy to install. I made a 2 minute Youtube pictorial showing one way to do it.
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260Remguy: I would say that $400.00 for a 90% Model 77 is indeed high - $400.00 for a mint one (of which I have two) is real world "pushin it"! They are fun guns and do bring about much interest at Gunshows and such. 90%'er I would guesstimate should be worth $275.00 maybe a tad more - depending on your assessment of 90%. Good luck. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy