What would one expect to pay for a 1995 Browning Low Wall 1885 in .223? Condition is 99.9% , no box, possibly unfired, with Browning rings and mounts and Leupold Vari x-2 3-9×40 . Thank You. Shop is asking 1200.00
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Browning 1885 in .223
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Charlie Foxtrott
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I think that this is a little high.
But not by much. The last one I saw for sale a couple of years ago was 1,000$. If you want the gun, I would say get it. They only make really short runs of them. So they are not that easy to find. Nice guns by the way. I have one in 30-06 and 22-250. Not match grade accuracy, but plenty good for hunting.
But not by much. The last one I saw for sale a couple of years ago was 1,000$. If you want the gun, I would say get it. They only make really short runs of them. So they are not that easy to find. Nice guns by the way. I have one in 30-06 and 22-250. Not match grade accuracy, but plenty good for hunting.
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Ivan the Butcher
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I have a 2005 purchased Winchester 1885 in 38-55. I set mine up as a Buffalo rifle, but the accuracy is outstanding. (20 shot-1 hole group @ 100 with Tang and globe sights off a rest). there are some differences it the way you shoot a high wall vs. a bolt gun. Of course make sure the sights/scope are tight! make sure the forend is at the correct tightness (if it shoots good- don't mess with the forend!) You can shoot off cross sticks, just be sure to have them in the same position every shot. Felt recoil is a little different, but different weight guns feel different anyway. Those barrels are a long octagonal taper, that in itself takes a little getting used to!
Price- mine was $600 wholesale, back in 2005 on a close out. Plus there is the scope. Forget what they say about unfired; it is a used gun! Only you can decide if you want to pay that price. I already have 3 very good 223's, so that price is no temptation to me.
Price- mine was $600 wholesale, back in 2005 on a close out. Plus there is the scope. Forget what they say about unfired; it is a used gun! Only you can decide if you want to pay that price. I already have 3 very good 223's, so that price is no temptation to me.
rburg
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I think its a fair price. I have a couple of them in 45-70. I sold one in 22-250 last summer for $1100. There was a guy walking around the OGCA show a couple of weeks ago in .30-06 who wanted $1200. I generally see one every few months, and that price seems about normal. Maybe 10 years ago a guy had a 7mm Magnum, but it sold before I could see it again. I think that was a Wyoming commemorative.
I look at every one I see. They're fine guns, some with outstanding wood. My 1776-1976 has the best wood I've ever seen on a factory gun. Its a M78, but its about the same gun.
I look at every one I see. They're fine guns, some with outstanding wood. My 1776-1976 has the best wood I've ever seen on a factory gun. Its a M78, but its about the same gun.
It's a fair price, for a couple reasons:
I paid $1000 for one of the new production 1885s in .22 Hornet 3-4 years ago and it's a shop that never increases prices on the "been there a long time" inventory. Consequently there was another new1885 in .223 for $1400 out the door. I've made some offers on it since then, but they won't budge much on it. If they'd go $1,100 out the door, I'd take it in a heartbeat and I'd be real tempted at $1,200 out the door.
Also, the mid 1990s Browning 1885s were quite frankly even better finished than the current guns and they are in my opinion worth at least as much if not more than the current guns.
In both cases the Browning 1885s have a very sturdy bar that is used to mount the forend (more substantial than the Ruger single shots) so they tend to deliver very consistent accuracy.
My .22 Hornet is a 1.0 MOA rifle with 5 shot groups at 100 yards, which isn't stellar for .22 Hornet, but it's still very good accuracy.
I also have an Uberti 1885 High Wall in .30-30 and it's a surprisingly accurate rifle as well. It'll do 10 shot groups inside 1.25" at 100 yards with a Marbles tang sight and Lyman 17 globe front sight.
The 1885 design is very strong, very smooth and very enjoyable to shoot.
I paid $1000 for one of the new production 1885s in .22 Hornet 3-4 years ago and it's a shop that never increases prices on the "been there a long time" inventory. Consequently there was another new1885 in .223 for $1400 out the door. I've made some offers on it since then, but they won't budge much on it. If they'd go $1,100 out the door, I'd take it in a heartbeat and I'd be real tempted at $1,200 out the door.
Also, the mid 1990s Browning 1885s were quite frankly even better finished than the current guns and they are in my opinion worth at least as much if not more than the current guns.
In both cases the Browning 1885s have a very sturdy bar that is used to mount the forend (more substantial than the Ruger single shots) so they tend to deliver very consistent accuracy.
My .22 Hornet is a 1.0 MOA rifle with 5 shot groups at 100 yards, which isn't stellar for .22 Hornet, but it's still very good accuracy.
I also have an Uberti 1885 High Wall in .30-30 and it's a surprisingly accurate rifle as well. It'll do 10 shot groups inside 1.25" at 100 yards with a Marbles tang sight and Lyman 17 globe front sight.
The 1885 design is very strong, very smooth and very enjoyable to shoot.
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They are fine looking guns but i have never been fortunate
enough to shoot one of these.
Can you get MOA out of these guns?
I've always admired the lines of these rifles and some day
i will run across one in a Deer caliber in my price range.
Chuck
enough to shoot one of these.
Can you get MOA out of these guns?
I've always admired the lines of these rifles and some day
i will run across one in a Deer caliber in my price range.
Chuck
Here in California you'd probably pay $1200 without the scope. That price with the scope sounds good to me. I have one in .223 that I've had for a while and paid $1000 just for the rifle but I'm sure it would cost me much more now. Anyway, if you do buy it, I'm sure you'll really enjoy it, they're great shooters. Mine is extremely accurate with a Redfield 3-9x40 with an Accu-Range Reticle. I consistently get sub minute groups at 100 yds (of course with my loads - 26.6 grains of Varget pushing a 55 grain Hornady V-Max). Chuck, check out guns for sale or trade, there's a couple of .243s listed.
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