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I need a ball park value of a Browning Lever Rifle receiver. It's complete with a stock bolt but no magazine. Looks to be for 308 Win length cartridges.

The unit is in VG condition with some slight surface rust on one corner, which will be removed shortly and reblued.
 
Receiver or action? Japanese or Belgian? Belgian magazines are a problem.
Fitting a barrel to a BLR is straightforward. Only catch is that it must work with the forend and forend attachment system.
The cost of stocks is going to affect the viability of the project.
I think an action might bring $150. But adding the rest of the parts could run the total cost above that of a used rifle.
 
tiriaq said:
Receiver or action? Japanese or Belgian? Belgian magazines are a problem.
Fitting a barrel to a BLR is straightforward. Only catch is that it must work with the forend and forend attachment system.
The cost of stocks is going to affect the viability of the project.
I think an action might bring $150. But adding the rest of the parts could run the total cost above that of a used rifle.
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It's a complete action. Nice and smooth operation with a Leupold base on top. Serial #13001RR###. No other marks to indicate where it was made.

I got it in a trade and really don't fancy lever actions, so not likely I will attempt a build. I don't need it hanging around so up for sale it will go.

Thanks for the info.

The RR in the serial number indicates it was built by Miroku in 1977
 
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I think it has no value aside from the internals if you could find a buyer, generally no one needs them tho. The magazine alone will cost $300+. A complete pre 81 BLR is only worth 700ish. By the time you get a stock, fore end, barrel and magazine you’ll exceed the finished value.
 
Well today a bud with a spare butt stock and fore end donated them to the project (which is now what it appears to have become) and all I need to do is either source a magazine (not likely) or modify a different mag to fit. Just what I need, another project.
 
Closely examine the interior of the bolt head where it interacts with 2 pins in the initial extraction. If there are slight bumps forced into those areas the bolt head will need to be replaced. Usually caused by excessive hand loads and hard extraction.
 
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