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OT: Weatherby 300 Magnum LH

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Dean

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Folks, I'm 69 and beginning to downsize. I'm also not a gun person.

That said, I have a LH Weatherby MK V 300 Magnum that I have owned since the late 1980s. I have fired it four times and a friend has also fired it four times when we were trying to sight it in about 25 years ago. I am not a hunter, will never be, and will never fire it again.

It has a Redfield scope that was a good scope in the late 1980s but no longer is. I also have four or five boxes of Weatherby ammunition for it.

Not being a gun person, I do not know how to market it or what it might be worth. I do not and will not use eBay.

Any advise will be appreciated.

Dean
 
Check gunbroker and gunsamerica. Both are .com. GB is an auction, GA is just a sale. Both sell new and used.
 
If it was new when you got it and it has had 8 rounds through it it will be worth around 2000 dollars. Being a lefty is probably a reduction in buyers, but a plus for the price. Older, or well used not abused some less down to about 1000 if rough. Jim
 
Thank you. That's helpful.

Mines excellent but not perfect. It's always been in a heated gun safe inside a sock but there is one very small mar on the stock.

Does the ammunition add anything to the value? I have no idea what Weatherby ammunition costs these days.

When I decide to sell something, I usually post it on CL but that is not an option for firearms. I expect that there are websites where firearms are sold but do not know of any. Are you aware of any trustworthy sites?

Thanks, again.

Dean
 

You can go to gunsamerica or gunbroker and look for similar guns that have sold to get an idea. You can also go to The Blue Book of Gun Values but that's not going to give you anything but a rough idea. The ammo is going to be worth what ever it sells for today unless it's in old, unique, unopened boxes in pristine condition that a collector might want. You can also go to a local gun shop and see what they say, but if they think you're wanting to sell to them they will surely low ball you.
 
Dean, I'd look hear http://www.armslist.com and filter by Weatherby MK. You will find a few on there to get a good feel for what you have. The Weatherby ammo is expensive. With that said Weatherby Magnums were considered premium rifles and very accurate years ago and they still are. But now with the advancements of machining and higher quality ammunition today the Weatherby magnums have lost a lot of there luster in the shooting world.

Dave
 
Yes, there are gun shows around but I've never been to one.

Might consider going.

Dean
 
I do not and will not use eBay.
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That's good because you can't buy and sell guns on eBay.

Your best course of action is to ask around and find a good gun store in your area. Take it there and either sell it to them or consign it. Then you don't have to worry about it anymore.
 
As was suggested if you go to gun broker check out their site for info or give them a call they will help you evaluate your rifle and you'll come up with a good price.
 

I just checked Gunbroker.
Prices vary from $1550 up to about $2200 for the higher grades, with one LH Accumark at $1876.
You'd need to find your particular grade or version, subtract for condition an price accordingly. You could throw in the ammunition as a bonus for the buyer, but I don't think you can ship them together. You would need a box and a cheap case for protection. Pad it well. Tape it up so Godilla would have a hard time getting in it.

You can ship UPS from a center but not from a UPS contractor store. Usually around $40 to ship, something like that.
The receiving store has to agree to accept from private seller and usually will if you provide a copy of your driver license for their bound book. A gun store FFL will usually agree to ship to the receiving FFL for a small fee.

It's a lot less trouble if you can find a local buyer, subject to some really restrictive local laws in some places. As an example here in NC in state, you just change hands with money and gun, walk away happy. Most people provide a bill of sale though, just to prove it wasn't stolen for the buyer protection.
I hope this helps a little.
 
Now that Indiana allows rifles for deer season my weatherby 300 mag is my go to gun. The shells are pricey and can be hard to find. If I was a lefty I would be interested!
 
You could try taking it to a local Gun Shop and see if they will take it on consignment or just buy it from you outright. A nice gun like that should sell fast, you may not get top dollar for it but you won't have to worry about the legalities and or selling to the wrong person. Just my 2 cents.
 
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You can ship UPS from a center but not from a UPS contractor store. Usually around $40 to ship, something like that.
The receiving store has to agree to accept from private seller and usually will if you provide a copy of your driver license for their bound book. A gun store FFL will usually agree to ship to the receiving FFL for a small fee.
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I believe this is incorrect or at least worded in a confusing manner, and can get you in a lot of legal trouble. There is, or was, an exemption for an original buyer sending a firearm back to the maker, but outside of that any firearm going through the mails, especially state to state, MUST be sent by a licensed FFL holder to another licensed FFL holder, eg- gun shop to gun shop. Around me that usually costs about $20-30.00 for having the shop in your end run the gun through their books. Don't mess around thinking you can send a firearm through the mails/UPS/FedEx without going through an FFl dealer.
 
If you want to sell locally, try nextech clasifieds. Otherwise gunbroker. Be sure to set a minimum selling price. You can go back and adjust down if needed, but if only one person is in the market for a left hand beauty, you can't undo it. Any dealer will low ball you, they need to make money on the trade and if it sits in inventory they are losing money.
For my two cents, I'm a lefty, but shoot right handed.
Jeremy
Nextech
 
Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.

First, look at the price of a new Mark V in approximately the same configuration you have. Currently $1800 for the Standard version.

For actual value, a used Weatherby Mark V in 1980s vintage in NRA grade here's what I'd look at.

It sounds like you have approximately an NRA Grade 4 - Very Good condition. These grades have very specific meanings, so I can't say for sure without inspecting the rifle in person. Most sellers over-estimate their gun's condition by at least 1-2 grades.

In NRA Grade 4 Very Good, I would say you are looking at a realistic sale price of somewhere between $950 and $1300 in left hand. Be prepared, left-hand models can be difficult to sell. As usual, anything could happen if you found a desperate buyer, but this is a realistic price.

Grouse
 
(quoted from post at 15:13:04 11/24/18) Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.


Grouse
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I agree, which is why I suggested looking at guns that have SOLD that are similar to his. That should be a fair indicator of what he can realistically expect IF he can fin one that is like his that has sold. Left handed guns are few and far between.
 
For value I would try to get ahold of a current copy of " gun traders guide " (Bought mine at TSC). I have one that is a few years old and tried to look up your gun for you but there are several variations of the mkV (classic, deluxe,lightweight etc) . As mentioned gunbroker dot com is a good resource and you may have good luck at a large gun show . Not sure if the scope adds a great deal of value , the ammo probably should be worth a fair amount. If you don't want to spend a lot of time marketing this gun I would suggest finding a good local gun dealer who markets through gunbroker and would take it on consignment .
 
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(quoted from post at 15:13:04 11/24/18) Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.


Grouse
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I agree, which is why I suggested looking at guns that have SOLD that are similar to his. That should be a fair indicator of what he can realistically expect IF he can fin one that is like his that has sold. Left handed guns are few and far between.
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I agree. I was just pointing out that the replies that quoted what were obviously listing prices on various sites weren't a good indicator of actual value. IME the actual selling price of similar guns is in the range I quoted. Obviously less fees and shippping if needed.

In the 1980s, a Mark V was a nice gun. IMO, the OP's gun will swim against the tide a bit in terms of being a) left-handed, and b) chambered in .300 WBY, which is a stonking good cartridge if you can stomach the rather stout recoil (compared to most common North American rifles) and the rather stiff price of the factory loads. The fact that he has ammo may sweeten the deal a little for a potential buyer, but there's not much chance of a WBY of that vintage making it to some of the prices thrown out.

Grouse
 
(quoted from post at 00:34:21 11/25/18)
(quoted from post at 17:57:54 11/24/18)
(quoted from post at 15:13:04 11/24/18) Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.


Grouse
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I agree, which is why I suggested looking at guns that have SOLD that are similar to his. That should be a fair indicator of what he can realistically expect IF he can fin one that is like his that has sold. Left handed guns are few and far between.
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I agree. I was just pointing out that the replies that quoted what were obviously listing prices on various sites weren't a good indicator of actual value. IME the actual selling price of similar guns is in the range I quoted. Obviously less fees and shippping if needed.

In the 1980s, a Mark V was a nice gun. IMO, the OP's gun will swim against the tide a bit in terms of being a) left-handed, and b) chambered in .300 WBY, which is a stonking good cartridge if you can stomach the rather stout recoil (compared to most common North American rifles) and the rather stiff price of the factory loads. The fact that he has ammo may sweeten the deal a little for a potential buyer, but there's not much chance of a WBY of that vintage making it to some of the prices thrown out.

Grouse
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Yeah, the days of the Weatherby name being enough by itself to command premium prices is long gone. Myself, I never saw a Weatherby I had any desire to own. The whole "California" style was lost on me, and I never needed any of the Weatherby shoulder smashers for the use my rifles were put to.
 
(quoted from post at 09:55:21 11/25/18)
(quoted from post at 00:34:21 11/25/18)
(quoted from post at 17:57:54 11/24/18)
(quoted from post at 15:13:04 11/24/18) Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.


Grouse
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I agree, which is why I suggested looking at guns that have SOLD that are similar to his. That should be a fair indicator of what he can realistically expect IF he can fin one that is like his that has sold. Left handed guns are few and far between.
Click to expand...

I agree. I was just pointing out that the replies that quoted what were obviously listing prices on various sites weren't a good indicator of actual value. IME the actual selling price of similar guns is in the range I quoted. Obviously less fees and shippping if needed.

In the 1980s, a Mark V was a nice gun. IMO, the OP's gun will swim against the tide a bit in terms of being a) left-handed, and b) chambered in .300 WBY, which is a stonking good cartridge if you can stomach the rather stout recoil (compared to most common North American rifles) and the rather stiff price of the factory loads. The fact that he has ammo may sweeten the deal a little for a potential buyer, but there's not much chance of a WBY of that vintage making it to some of the prices thrown out.

Grouse
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Yeah, the days of the Weatherby name being enough by itself to command premium prices is long gone. Myself, I never saw a Weatherby I had any desire to own. The whole "California" style was lost on me, and I never needed any of the Weatherby shoulder smashers for the use my rifles were put to.
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Again, just my opinion, but where the .300 WBY really comes into its own is in Africa. The bigger, tougher antelope like the Kudu are known to absorb heavy hits from bigger calibers and still walk (or run) away. The .300 WBY delivers a monster hit when coupled with tough bullets like a 200 or 220 grain Nosler Partition or a Swift A-Frame.

For everything except brown bears and perhaps elk and sheep at longer ranges, the WBY is swatting flies with a cannon. And like most magnums .30 and north, most shooters simply cannot handle the recoil and don't shoot them well.

Grouse
 
(quoted from post at 01:23:56 11/26/18)
(quoted from post at 09:55:21 11/25/18)
(quoted from post at 00:34:21 11/25/18)
(quoted from post at 17:57:54 11/24/18)
(quoted from post at 15:13:04 11/24/18) Sorry, but I think some are setting you up for disappointment regarding the price.

Sellers can ask for anything they want, so the listing price on gun websites is a very poor indicator of actual value. Gun sites are loaded with non-selling sellers who list the same gun over and over for years hoping some sucker will finally come along and overpay.


Grouse
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I agree, which is why I suggested looking at guns that have SOLD that are similar to his. That should be a fair indicator of what he can realistically expect IF he can fin one that is like his that has sold. Left handed guns are few and far between.
Click to expand...

I agree. I was just pointing out that the replies that quoted what were obviously listing prices on various sites weren't a good indicator of actual value. IME the actual selling price of similar guns is in the range I quoted. Obviously less fees and shippping if needed.

In the 1980s, a Mark V was a nice gun. IMO, the OP's gun will swim against the tide a bit in terms of being a) left-handed, and b) chambered in .300 WBY, which is a stonking good cartridge if you can stomach the rather stout recoil (compared to most common North American rifles) and the rather stiff price of the factory loads. The fact that he has ammo may sweeten the deal a little for a potential buyer, but there's not much chance of a WBY of that vintage making it to some of the prices thrown out.

Grouse
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Yeah, the days of the Weatherby name being enough by itself to command premium prices is long gone. Myself, I never saw a Weatherby I had any desire to own. The whole "California" style was lost on me, and I never needed any of the Weatherby shoulder smashers for the use my rifles were put to.
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Again, just my opinion, but where the .300 WBY really comes into its own is in Africa. The bigger, tougher antelope like the Kudu are known to absorb heavy hits from bigger calibers and still walk (or run) away. The .300 WBY delivers a monster hit when coupled with tough bullets like a 200 or 220 grain Nosler Partition or a Swift A-Frame.

For everything except brown bears and perhaps elk and sheep at longer ranges, the WBY is swatting flies with a cannon. And like most magnums .30 and north, most shooters simply cannot handle the recoil and don't shoot them well.

Grouse
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Africa? How many people go to Africa? How many can afford to go and hunt? Not many. And truth be told there are a whole big mess of 30's, 33's, 35's, 375's, etc that fill the bill for heavy game that don't carry the Weatherby name. It used to be said the main reason to own a Weatherby was t insure you had a real chance at winning the award Weatherby used to give out for annual trophies. IOW, a guy with a 300 Win Mag with a monster Elk didn't have a chance against a guy with a monster Elk taken with a 300 Weatherby!
 
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