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My dad has a model 700 .270 that he's thinking about selling but doesn't know what to ask for it. Hes had the gun for close to 30 years and its in excellent shape. Been a safe queen. Hes not trying to get rich or anything. Just doesn't know what its worth. Can anyone give me a ballpark guess?

Barrel code will give you its actual age. http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes

Condition will determine the rest. Bought one off here last week for $420 shipped that supposedly looks new (80's ADL). A similar BDL would probly add $100 to $125 to the price.

Thanks for the info rubberduck. It will be Friday before I can get the numbers but I'll be sure to check it out. I know its at least as old as the early 80s. Not sure if its adl or bdl but it does have the black tip on the stock like most of the bdls I've seen. I honestly don't know the difference between the two.

BDL has a floorplate, ADL doesn't. If your dads has the black forend tip then it's probably a BDL. Does it have a scope? What kind and what power range?

It has original weaver base and rings. He said he believed the scope was a weaver extreme 3-9 with post.

500 + or - depending on condition.

$500 +

Could be a classic model? Really need pics. $308 - $ 700 range

Op said it has the black forearm tip, which makes it a bdl deluxe, or possibly a 700 mountain rifle if made from 87' up. The .270 and 30/06 are run of the mill calibers, and worth the least.If it's a mountain rifle... $575.00 + or - . Condition is king.

I use Gunbroker to get an idea of price on a used gun, and find it to be more accurate than any of the Blue Books. Search the completed listings, the ones with actual bids. You may find 100 on there that the sellers were asking $800 for, but find the ones that actually sold went for $500. That would make it a $500 gun. This method works fine for any standard production guns. Custom, rare, or old collectibles are a bit harder, because few of them get sold.

HHawk, Great post!!


It doesn't matter how many fools list rifles and want $1000, for a $500 rifle.

What does matter is how many people ponied up the $500 and PURCHASED the rifle.

Gunbroker is a great source because it is showing you what a national audience will pay for an item.

Mitch

That's the main problem that I have with Blue Book, or any of the other gun value books. I don't know exactly how they come up with their figures, but do know that I seldom find them to be correct. Most of the time they have a gun overvalued, but surprisingly often, they also undervalue them. Plus, they only publish them once a year. Quite often, a certain model will come into vogue, with drastically increased prices, and then fall out of favor again, all within a few months time.

Not to hijack the thread but I have a Rem 700 BDL 270 PJ code puts it at 1940 or 1962.Is there a way to determine which year it is?

The 700's did not get made until the early 1960's

According to Remington the "C" prefix in the serial# puts it at a 1989 Custom Deluxe.It has the brass pinned gloss monte carlow stock,22" barrel,Ebony stock tip,round safety. So how do I determine the correct date? The PJ barrel stamp or the C prefix?

the C prefix will be much more accurate

I bought a 6 digit serial (1966) BDL off of gunbroker in 2011 for $325 shipped. It had a new laminated stock, but the bluing on the gun is 95%+.