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A very good friend of mine passed away unexpectedly in February and I am helping his widow sell his guns. Art was an avid hunter and used his guns enthusiastically, so none of these are like new, but they are all in good mechanical shape and Art was happy with the way they shot. These guns are priced to sell and I am in no hurry to lower prices.

Prices do not include shipping.

Centerfire Rifles:

1. Belgian Browning BAR .30/06 with Leupold bases and rings and sling. This rifle has some handling marks and dings on the stock. None are through the finish. The stock has some nice figure on both sides. The barrel shows bluing wear on the front 6 inches or so and there is one scratch on the right side of the receiver. Otherwise the blue is bright and strong. The bore is bright. Scope shown in photo not included. Overall it would rate about 90-95%. $500.00 Sold Pending Funds.

2. Ruger Model 77 RSI International Tang Safety .243 with rings and sling. This rifle has dings and light scratches on the stock. The bluing is close to 100% except that the forend nose cap and the muzzle show quite a bit of blue wear and the trigger guard has anodizing wear on both sides. A new forend cap and trigger guard would make this at least a 95% rifle overall. As is, it's at least 90%. The bore is shiny and Art claimed it shot very well. $500.00 Sold Pending Funds.

.22 Rifles:

1. Mossberg Model 344 bolt action rifle with 7-shot box magazine. This is a nice gun in about 95% shape. $135.00 Sold Pending Funds.

2. Ithaca X5 Lightning semiauto rifle with tubular magazine and Simmons 3x-9x scope. The bluing is generally strong but there are a couple of small rust spots. The stock has numerous handling marks and small dings but the finish is still strong in general. $160.00 Sold Pending Funds.

Shotguns:

1. 20 Gauge 2 3/4" and 3" Mossberg Model 500C Youth Model slide action with 22-inch barrel. The stock has a few minor marks and the receiver shows blue wear on the bottom near the loading port. The bore is bright. Overall at least 95%. $150.00 Sold Pending Funds.

2. 12 Gauge 2 3/4" and 3" Winchester Model 120 Ranger slide action 28-inch barrel. Bright bore, stock has a few minor handling marks and blue shows some wear at botton of receiver. Overall at least 95%. $150.00 Sold Pending Funds.

3. 20 Gauge 2 3/4" and 3" Beretta Orvis Uplander O/U 28" barrels. Weight about 5 3/4 lbs. Pistol grip stock shows handling marks and scratches from hunting use and there is a crack on the left side of the forearm parallel to the barrel. Any good gunsmith could easily repair it. There is bluing wear on the rib, muzzle and on sharp corners of the receiver. 3 of the rib sections are depressed but could be repaired with a wood wedge. The bores are bright. Overall I would say it is a 90% gun.
$700.00 Sold Pending Funds.

Muzzle Loading Rifles:

1. Thompson Center Renegade .54 caliber caplock rifle. The stock has a few handling marks but is in good shape. The breech end of the barrel was drilled and tapped for a scope mount and the bluing is worn quite a bit in that area. The hammer spur has been bent to clear a scope. The bore looks good from what I can see. $125.00

2. CVA Kodiak Magnum .50 caliber stainless/synthetic inline rifle. Sights are missing; has bases and Warne rings and sling. Bore looks good as far as I can tell. Overall at least 95%. $175.00

3. Knight LK93 .50 caliber inline blue/synthetic rifle. This rifle is in about 97% condition with strong blue and nice stock. It has a Redfield LoPro 3x-9x scope mounted in see-through rings and does have factory sights. $200.00

Pictures:

Well. I guess I'll start it off and take the Mossberg bolt 22. Pm sent.

I will take the winchester and mossberg shotguns. Thanks, Bob

I'll take this:

2. Ithaca X5 Lightning semiauto rifle with tubular magazine and Simmons 3x-9x scope. The bluing is generally strong but there are a couple of small rust spots. The stock has numerous handling marks and small dings but the finish is still strong in general. $160.00

I'll pm ya,
dave

Sorry for the loss of your friend. Nice group of firearms.

Sorry to hear about your friend,you never have enough good ones.
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this one has screw in chokes and you can ship from a FFL I will take it
1. 20 Gauge 2 3/4" and 3" Mossberg Model 500C Youth Model slide action with 22-inch barrel. The stock has a few minor marks and the receiver shows blue wear on the bottom near the loading port. The bore is bright. Overall at least 95%. $150.00
Let me know when you get a chance.
thanks
Phillip

dang you guys are fast------------
nice snag guys
2nds on the youth gun if it comes back up
thanks

If the Browning BAR is a Grade II, I'll take it. Please check and see if it has a II on the receiver. I live in Texas. Where are you located? Thanks. Mike

2. Ithaca X5 Lightning semiauto rifle with tubular magazine and Simmons 3x-9x scope. The bluing is generally strong but there are a couple of small rust spots. The stock has numerous handling marks and small dings but the finish is still strong in general. $160.00

Shotguns:

1. 20 Gauge 2 3/4" and 3" Mossberg Model 500C Youth Model slide action with 22-inch barrel. The stock has a few minor marks and the receiver shows blue wear on the bottom near the loading port. The bore is bright. Overall at least 95%. $150.00. I am interested in

The Browning does have some engraving on the receiver but is not marked Grade II. It does have a 'Safari" marking as part of the engraving.

I'll take the BAR. PM sent.

Good grab on that BAR. Glad you beat me to it. I really need to chill for a while.

I'll takee the BAR. Sounds like what I'm looking for. Let me know where to send $ and what to do next. See PM Thanks, Mike-TX

Ill take the ruger RSI

Somebody PLEASE buy the Orvis 20. Geez.

Ill take the orvis also

Thank you.

WHEeeeeeeeeeW! You guys just saved me $1,700.00.

I was ready to pull the trigger, then go find the money.

Holy Wah, as they say in 'da UP, eh? I'll sort this all out and update the post ASAP. Thanks to everyone!

Thank you jim54 for buying the Orvis, you just saved me some money!