Value of an Ithaca 100 (SKB 100)

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I am having a devil of a time trying find the value of my 20 gauge Ithaca 100. It is not a safe queen but locks up tight. I refinished the stock with true oil and touched up the bluing on the barrels near the action. As the pictures show the bluing on the receiver is worn. So what do you think?

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You might get as much as $625 for it shipped, these guns sell fast
If it had skeet or upland chokes, a 20ga with no issues should sell easy for $625 or more. They are a very good shotgun and worth every penny.

I had one [M200E] years ago and foolishy traded it for a Browning Citori 20ga. I have regreted it ever since.

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You might get as much as $625 for it shipped, these guns sell fast
That sounds close to correct. A few years ago I purchased a Model 500 Ithaca/SKB O/U 20 gauge for about 700 all in. (26inch IC/Mod)
Mr Ron Sharp out of Dunnville Ontario says these 20 gauge SKBs are his favorite upland game shotgun.
IIRC all the 20 gauge Model 100, 150, 200, 280, 500 & 600 SKBs came with 3" chambers.

No regrets here.
 
Yup its got 3" chambers and is choked Imp/Mod with 25" barrels. I just bought a Franchi 12 gauge O/U and I'm going to use the 20 gauge to help finance it. Thanks for the info, its about what I thought.
 
Yup its got 3" chambers and is choked Imp/Mod with 25" barrels. I just bought a Franchi 12 gauge O/U and I'm going to use the 20 gauge to help finance it. Thanks for the info, its about what I thought.
I'd keep the M100 for a while. You may regret selling it.



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I'd keep the M100 for a while. You may regret selling it.



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You might have something there SC. For years the underrated sub-gauge SKBs slipped under the radar so to speak. Now with the web everyone knows how happy SKB owners are. This niche market of good shotguns & mid-range pricing, seems to be an odd one with shotgun manufacturers. IIRC, CZ just recently dropped it's Bobwhite/Woodcock line of 20 gauge O/Us. A good friend of mine Silverback has one & I can't figure out why they stopped making them. I just don't understand it. Unless the newest shooters are flocking to semi-autos instead? The Citoris in this size seem to be harder to find & the traditional Euro two shooters are most often, another jump in price upwards in brand new sticker price. I predict these sub-gauge SKBs will continue to slowly climb in price along with demand, within this present marketplace.

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You could get $500-$650 out of a 12 gauge and a 20 gauge should bring more. Good gun.

This. As well as what Brutus has said.

Here's a quote from Doublegunshop:
"I could argue that the SKB's of the not too distant past represent the penultimate modern machine made SxS wonder, extremely well fit and to an extent not always equaled by some better known and much more expensive names. It's well worth buying a clean SKB 100 and having it stocked to your liking, IMHO, but it is only that, an opinion. I doubt one can buy a better built gun for the money. OTOH, there are select guns from the same era or slightly earlier that had chopper lump bbl's, fine fit & finish & remain 'sleepers' in the present."

I have 2 Model 100's (12 ga. & 20 ga.) and never intend to sell them. Because if I do sell, I will never get them back for the same price. Internet shotgun boards are rife with statements like, "I used to own a Model 100 20 ga. and now regret selling it." Not only are SKB's made to the quality of top-end shotguns, they're frames are truly scaled to the gauge yet remain very sturdy. A 12 ga. Model 100 in your hands feels like some manufacturer's 20 gauges. My 20 ga. Model 100 feels livelier than a .410 double I used to own.

Now, just so as not to further drive-up the prices on SKB's, I do have three criticisms:

1) I don't like the Ray-bar style bead; I'll take a plain, sturdy brass bead any day.
2) You have to be mindful of hairline cracks where the stock meets the scalloped receiver. Both of my SKB's have had glass bedding done and once a year I check to make sure the thru-stock bolt is snug. IMO cheap insurance to prevent cracks or halt any existing ones.
3) In its 20 ga. configuration, the Model 100 is almost too light for clay games. Its a snap-shooter that shines in the grouse and rabbit thickets, but lacks the swing-smoothing weight that many target shooters like.
 
Once again ask what you want on EE the condition is not a $625.00 I have bought 2 ,100's 12ga off EE in the last yr both under 500.00 shipped and they were on there for a while 1 was 85% plus and the other about 70%. Nobody jumped up to the plate at that time.
 
Once again ask what you want on EE the condition is not a $625.00 I have bought 2 ,100's 12ga off EE in the last yr both under 500.00 shipped and they were on there for a while 1 was 85% plus and the other about 70%. Nobody jumped up to the plate at that time.

True enough but 20 gauge guns generally bring a premium over 12 gauge.
 
I put it up on the EE and had 4 ofers in 30 min. I sold it to a guy in NL for what we both agreed was a fair price. It has been my experience that guns on the EE that are there for a long time are overpriced or have a very unusual or undesireable configuration.
 
The only issue with the 100 is that they have the extrator and not the ejector (if I recall..)

and it my experience that the 20 is much more popular than the 12..
 
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