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Do tang safety 77's hold any value...........if the condition is good of course!!!
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They seem to run around 400-475 around here.
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how bout a pretty nice 7x57 ?
there's one local on consignment a guy wants 695 for !
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The value depends on its rarity, function and condition. If you buy a 1968 .308 that has never been fired it will be worth quite a lot more than a last-year .270 that's ridden behind the seat of a '93 Ford 4x4 since 1987. Base cost for an excellent tang-safety that is a post-flatbolt model should be in the $400-450 range. But there is a lot that makes it vary, including condition, location and local interest. For example, a .280 will sell for more in Wyoming than it does in Pennsylvania, generally speaking. I have a .280, for example, that I've had since 1986. It shoots OK but not great; the stock has been refinished at least three times; and the metal could use some refinishing. Were I to sell it, getting $350 would be probably maximum. On the other hand, I have a .308 RSI that is in very good condition and shoots well -- that one would be in the $500-600 range. And my Dad's flat-bolt .250-3000, were I to have to sell it, would run nearer $1000 or so. As I said -- it depends...  . Dennis
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The last dozen or so I've seen in stores were mostly $399 bare or a bit more with a scope, depending. One or two were $499 bare.
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A friend and I have been cruising the local gun shops lately. I came across a tang safety 77 the other day. The bluing was great but the stock was rough. I believe it could be refinished to damn near 85% or so. IIRC they were asking $389. It was scoped and was a 30-06.
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I wonder if some folks just like the tang safety due to its location and just want the action to rebarrel it. I saw one the other day that got me to thinking that's a good location for a safety.
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I wonder if some folks just like the tang safety due to its location and just want the action to rebarrel it. I saw one the other day that got me to thinking that's a good location for a safety. That's why I personally like them. I much prefer the tang safety versus the side swing safety.
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Sorry to hijack the thread but I met a guy with a guy who had a 77 with gold lettering in 25-06.I thought it might be a "76" commemerative rifle.
Any thoughts?
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Hmmmm..I had a VERY nice 7x57 that I put on consignment here in Ct. for $375. After about a month, I sold it for $350. I also have a 358, and I just saw one of those in the gun room at Cabela's in East Hartford for $1500.!!
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I bought a tang safety 7mm Rem Mag as my first rifle out of college. Shot some whitetails, my first ever cariboux2 and my first ever antelope. Sold it to a buddy about 14 years ago who never shot it. Thinking I need to talk to him about that rig.
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I think that $389 sounds like a fair price for that rifle. I just bought one last year in 30-06 that was in excellent condition for $500 with no scope. It is a beautiful gun and a great shooter and a friend saw something else he just had to have so there we go.
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Sorry to hijack the thread but I met a guy with a guy who had a 77 with gold lettering in 25-06.I thought it might be a "76" commemerative rifle.
Any thoughts? The gold lettering was probably just an after-the-fact kit that somebody "painted" in. I have a Liberty model #1. The barrel is stamped "Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty".
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Hmmmm..I had a VERY nice 7x57 that I put on consignment here in Ct. for $375. After about a month, I sold it for $350. I also have a 358, and I just saw one of those in the gun room at Cabela's in East Hartford for $1500.!!
Got any more Rugers you wanna sell? Got any more 7x57s?
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From what I have seen, 77s in the common calibers average $350 to $400 in the Midwest. Elsewhere I have no experience.
The International's are a different story and demand higher prices.
Early on after the introduction of the M77, I realized Mr. Ruger was on to something and began to collect what I would call un-common calibers NIB.
The calibers in the flat, dog-leg bolt rifles have some pretty decent value. 6mm Remington, 6.5mm Rem Magnum, 284 Win, and 350 Rem Magnum. Later Ruger discontinued the flat bolt and came out with the 250-3000 (most valuable especially in the International style)Some other calibers that have more value are the 280 Rem, 300 Win Mag, 338 Win Mag, 358 Win, 35 Whelen and 220 Swift. 257 Roberts belongs in the group too and there maybe some others, but just can't think of them off-hand...out of town so don't have my safe inventory list available.
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I would say that's an ok price. Been a really clean 7x57 in the local shop for $499 for about a year...
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how bout a pretty nice 7x57 ?
there's one local on consignment a guy wants 695 for !
I bought one this winter at Cabelas. If it was shot, it wasn't much. It has had a trigger job as well. In 7x57 Got it for $475. That guy is grasping at straws IMO.
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If you buy a 1968 .308 that has never been fired it will be worth quite a lot more than a last-year .270 that's ridden behind the seat of a '93 Ford 4x4 since 1987.
How do you do that?
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If you buy a 1968 .308 that has never been fired it will be worth quite a lot more than a last-year .270 that's ridden behind the seat of a '93 Ford 4x4 since 1987.
How do you do that? Last year of the tang safety...and I might have that slightly wrong...  . Just mean that the tang safety 77's just before the Mark II's that have been hunted hard and worked outdoors won't sell as much as an unused early production model. Incidently, I have a flat-bolt .250-3000...and no, it is not for sale... Dennis
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The calibers in the flat, dog-leg bolt rifles have some pretty decent value. 6mm Remington, 6.5mm Rem Magnum, 284 Win, and 350 Rem Magnum. Later Ruger discontinued the flat bolt and came out with the 250-3000 (most valuable especially in the International style)... They came out with the .250-3000 in the flat bolt -- I have one that I bought at an auction in about 1983 for my Dad. He never killed anything with it, but I will one day... Dennis
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