Winchester Model 1907 .351 Self Loading
- Thread starter Newby
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I had a nice one years ago and would have kept the rifle had ammo or brass been available then. Good deer cartridge inside of 100 yds. and should have been the cartridge for the M1 carbine rather than the one based on the .32 Winchester Automatic.
Magazines for the '07 Winchester go routinely for around a hundred bucks. Last year my favorite gun shop
sold of a batch of .351's and .401's for 50 bucks each. Most all had magazines.
Magazines for the '07 Winchester go routinely for around a hundred bucks. Last year my favorite gun shop
sold of a batch of .351's and .401's for 50 bucks each. Most all had magazines.
okcorral1881
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For a start a few detailed pictures and barrel condition....
I am not sure where to post this one, this model was WWI, police, jail guard and a hunting rifle.
This ones old SN 24###, stock and fore grip are not damaged or have any signs of having been repaired (which apparently is common and kills value), someone has put varnish on it. Decent shape for year.
Any idea on value, as per usual the numbers on the internet range wildly.
Thanks
Not a lot unless they are in pristine "collector" condition.
The 1905s (35 Win), 1907s (351 SL) and 1910s (401 SL) require odd diameter bullets and the cases are hard to get and in many cases need to be made from cases of other calibers.
The 351 SL bullet is not a real 35 caliber (357/358 dia) bullet.
The above gun - $400 MAX.
One just sold on Epps website for less than $300.
The above rifle might even be it?
Was there for quite a while.
The "odd" (non-standard) diameter bullets and the scarcity of ammo and brass are big factors.
Owned a Winchester 1910 (401 SL) for a while and sold it. Even shot a Manitoulin Island deer with it at about 40 yards from a ground blind.
Got the ammo from Old Western Scrounger in the USA.
I personally wouldn't pay more than $250 for a run of the mill condition Win 1907.
The 351 SL caliber was marginal even for deer.
The 1910 401 SL ballistics are more impressive and it was a decent deer gun.
The above rifle might even be it?
Was there for quite a while.
The "odd" (non-standard) diameter bullets and the scarcity of ammo and brass are big factors.
Owned a Winchester 1910 (401 SL) for a while and sold it. Even shot a Manitoulin Island deer with it at about 40 yards from a ground blind.
Got the ammo from Old Western Scrounger in the USA.
I personally wouldn't pay more than $250 for a run of the mill condition Win 1907.
The 351 SL caliber was marginal even for deer.
The 1910 401 SL ballistics are more impressive and it was a decent deer gun.
handofzeus
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I've posted this in another thread and I'm posting here too just in case the OP is getting rid of the gun because of Nervous Nellys poo pooing the caliber due to lack of ammo, and for that matter.....bullets. You can make viable cases with .223 brass. If you're extra lucky you may even come across .357 Max cases. For the bullets I use .358 lead bullets hammered through my homemade sizer which is made from an appropriate sized socket drilled to the desired diameter of .352. I believe I used an 'S' size drillbit. The only other thing is that I've heard some folks say that the rim groove may need to be chamferred to match the profile of the extractor. That depends on the gun because I've never had an issue. Anyway, once you get setup it's pretty cool to make ammo for these old rifles. Just thought I'd give you an option to selling it. Lots more info online.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Epps is a good place to go to find accurate Canadian gun values..
Me either, including this one..
I have taken plenty of deer with a .351, and it does the job quite well out to 100... On par with 44Mag IMO.
although there is not a lot of collectors or value in these rifles they are a very nice old design.I do agree the odd bullet diameters they came in were never standard today or when they were made.They are of coarse heavy for their size ,but they are made of wood and machined steel with no stamped tin or plastic parts.They did fill a niche for law enforcement in their time being able to penetrate the car bodies of their era and not too powerful to use in urban situations to cause collateral damage with a detachable mag for easier loading.
I haven't been able to find any for sale in good and operating condition for less than the $300 .I did see some basket cases in various stages of serious neglect for the $150 range which would be considered parts/donor rifles.
The OPs sample does have the heavier butt stock with steel checkered plate and the thicker fore end with no obvious alterations ,the metal/bluing looks to be evenly worn and not rusted with mag present .So a complete rifle in good condition that has been varnished /flaking .
Just on those reasons the example pictured I would pay in the 400 range as I like them .
I haven't been able to find any for sale in good and operating condition for less than the $300 .I did see some basket cases in various stages of serious neglect for the $150 range which would be considered parts/donor rifles.
The OPs sample does have the heavier butt stock with steel checkered plate and the thicker fore end with no obvious alterations ,the metal/bluing looks to be evenly worn and not rusted with mag present .So a complete rifle in good condition that has been varnished /flaking .
Just on those reasons the example pictured I would pay in the 400 range as I like them .
handofzeus
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- Trout Creekish Ontario.
Thread resurrection! I have some of these for sale with complete reloading supplies and so far very little interest. The odd thing is that South of the border these rifles are fetching much bigger $$ than up here. Either going to sell them to a US buyer (huge PITA) or hold onto them until our market clues in.
