Modified P14 300 win mag trade value?

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Im not very familiar with the p14/p17 receivers, but someone has offered one that has been modified as a trade.

Described as:
"P14 reciever with a P17 extractor on the bolt,roller rocker saftey,5 round
box mag,The barrel is a parlerhale 6 grove 24 " with a muzzle
crown,(new barrel)Stock is custom tiger eye maple"
*Scope and bipod not included*





I wont lie, I love the look of the wood on this gun, and am definitely interested in trading. But I know the cost of 300 win mag (I dont reload yet) rounds are expensive, so thats holding me back a bit as well as the unknown value of what something like this is worth. Would just like to know how much you guys would label a price on this?

I intend to keep it... but ive said that in the past with many of my rifles s well. And in the event of trading for this... and it happens to sit in the safe and never be shot due to either a) being too pretty to take out, or b) the cost of shooting Id like to have something that is the same value.
 
It's more likely a P17 receiver with a P14 bolt.

IMO it looks like a. $300-400 rifle, as it's not the sort that's widely popular. The nice wood might raise the price, but otherwise there's nothing that special about it.
 
I sold an identical rifle with a 26 inch target barrel. I had a job to get 300 shipped for it. I value that rifle at 250-350 depending on bore condition and quality of the conversion. Also does it feed correctly? Does it double feed? Mine fed perfectly but a lot of these don't.
 
Can't say for sure without clean close ups of the action, but it looks like a Parker-Hale conversion - actually, the conversions were made by BSA for P-H. They used both P-14 and M17, usually with commercial barrels. They were originally chambered for (M17) 30-06, .270 Win and the P-14 in .303 Brit.
A lot of these were converted to Magnum calibers, the P-14 being the easiest, but needed to be rebarreled.
 
Well Im very glad I checked in. The person offering was pricing it around 650-700 for the trade. Just my personal preference on the look of the wood I guess, but the price gap here sinks the deal pretty quick.
 
Does it shoot?

As a used 300 Win mag rifle it might be worth it. If you compare it to other used hunting rifles it has a different value than comparing it to a "customized" P14.

Someone else looking for a hunting rifle in 300 will see the custom stock and gladly pay $600. Then he'll brag to his buddies how cheap he got it.

It all depends what you're looking for.

Sounds like the guy selling it is selling a hunting rifle, not a P14.

Regardless, it's priced too high IMO.
 
koesdibyo said:
Well Im very glad I checked in. The person offering was pricing it around 650-700 for the trade. Just my personal preference on the look of the wood I guess, but the price gap here sinks the deal pretty quick.
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As others have said... $200 to $300 tops.
Methinks $650, $700 is asking way too much.
 
price is including the scope?

The P-14/M-17's are good rifles as long as the bore is decent, but they don't hold much value. They are solid, work well and are under priced. That rifle probably has $1k+ into it over the years, but as other have said the seller will likely have some difficulty getting more then $400-450 for it IMO.
 
cody c said:
price is including the scope?

The P-14/M-17's are good rifles as long as the bore is decent, but they don't hold much value. They are solid, work well and are under priced. That rifle probably has $1k+ into it over the years, but as other have said the seller will likely have some difficulty getting more then $400-450 for it IMO.
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no scope, no bipod unfortunately.

I appreciate everyones input, definitely helps with the decision of things.
 
The stock is hideous and thumbholes are a cruel joke. The action is not particularly desireable. $300 is all you can expect unless you get someone that is all revved up about the stock. I'd cut the stock up for knife handles and restock the rifle in walnut, if I could find a cheap stock blank somewhere.

Look at it this way, it likely won't shoot as well as a Stevens 200 so why would any sane person pay more than that for it? The only other use is if you wanted the action as a donor, and there's not much demand for that either.
 
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