"I think you guys may be right. I should probably keep it.
I was thinking the value of it should be in the neighborhood of $700-$750?
"

If it's in good shape, and you find a motivated buyer, that sounds about right, in the current economic climate.
I have an early (late '60s) 280 #1 and a much later (early '90s) custom-LH stocked 1B that I am pretty attached to.
Some of us #1 loonies are a little less excited about the post-'93 black recoil pad guns, but they might actually be better in that they have Ruger hammer forged barrels.

Last edited by gewehrfreund; 08/04/11.