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My neighbor (age 86) is at the point of downsizing and asked my help in giving him an idea of what his (actually his wife's) Brown Precision rifle would likely sell for. A bit of background. He owned the Western Sport Shop in Santa Rosa, Ca. and sold a number of Brown Precision rifles. He had one built for himself (on a tang safety Ruger 77) and this one.

This is built on an early 1980s Remington Mohawk 600 action (A serial number). The barrel is 20" long and measures .529 at the muzzle. It weighs 6.5 lbs with the Buehler one piece scope mount and the Zeiss Diatal-C 4 x 32 scope. LOP is 13.5 and the trigger pull is 3 lbs. It has had less than 20 shots fired. The stock has some dings and handling marks, the metal finish is very good. The scope's eye piece has a couple of scratches, but they don't seem to impair its functionality
Any input would be appreciated.

I'd say it's worth $700-$900 w/o the scope. I have no idea what the scope is worth, but you'd likely get more by separating them.

If I spotted just the gun on the rack for 1k, I'd not be able to get my wallet open fast enough.

Same.... that’s a running around rifle if I ever saw one.

Check eBay for scope value. I once had one of those, good scopes.

DF

BP 2020 pricing:



If Kevlar with graphite add to above:

Scope is worth $350, maybe $400 for the right buyer.

Exactly.

Yeah, Brown's been over-charging for a long time.

Looks like they're charging their customers $1300.00 for a Remington 700 action. That's called ripping people off.

Factory Rem 700’s going for that and more now. I know this isn’t a 700, but do the rear screw conversion, and it’s about the same. This one is $1200 for just the rifle. Easy.

ETA: assuming the 600 action has the same small rear screw as the Model 7’s. It’s been awhile since I’ve had either.

if that was sitting on the rack for 1,500 i'd let let it stay there

if it was 1,200 it'd be fondled.

1,000 it's coming home no question.

If it were a pre 64 model 70 in a Brown PoundR, it would have went home with me. Being it was a remington of any model, it would have sat on the shelf indefinitely...

Just picked up a used but not abused Brown custom high country 700 rem action, in 280 rem last month. Paid between $1500-1750 with a leupold vx3 2.5-8 on it.

If anyone here had bought that rifle new,
what would you let it go for today if you
weren't desperate for money ?



Interesting, do you also consider a Penrod or
Echols syn. rifle as over-charging ?

I sold one on eBay a few years ago for $400. This one just sold on eBay for $490. Two others on line were sold, no price mentioned.

They're good solid scopes and usually sell quickly when offered.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Scope-Diatal-C-4x32-/154292577669

DF

Brown charges his customers $1300 for a Rem 700 action which can be bought from Brownells for $400 (or at least it used to be so). The Echols has a lot of custom work, including a custom stainless mag box and a heavily reworked action. Does Brown offer any remotely similar custom work on a Rem 700 action? I don't think so. But since you asked, yes, I think the Echols Legend is way over-priced. The components only cost about $1500-1600. $14,000 for a fiberglass stocked rifle is ridiculous. But there is a sucker born every minute and kudos to Echols for figuring that out. It's hardly his fault people think a $3500 rifle is worth $14,000. He's charging what the market will bear.

D’Arcy make a superb product. His marketing is probably even better.

Maybe better than Kenny Jarrett’s, based on the prices he gets. Not trying to leave anyone out of the top tier, there are others.

But people pay, more power to top end suppliers. Their customers seem pleased. I’m happy for both buyers and sellers.

DF

I would be interested if your friend decides to sell the gun.

$5995 for a remington actioned rifle.i cant believe hes in buisness.ever if it was benchrest trued and bolt sleeved it would be a joke.

$5995 for a remington actioned rifle.i cant believe hes in buisness.ever if it was benchrest trued and bolt sleeved it would be a joke.