price check 1950s wingmaster 870

heronfish said:
I wonder why you say that.
As it sits, it's not a terribly useful gun. Especially if it's a fixed full choke.
Stripped, with new furniture and barrel, it can then be used once again.
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Open the choke to MOD and that gun is as useful as a 12 gauge needs to be. I have nothing against updating a gun but I am a lover of the classics and 12" barrels and comp stocks just don't do it for me. Now a 26" REM CHOKE barrel and new synthetic Remington field stocks would definitely update the gun but all that is not really needed just wanted.

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Open the choke to MOD and that gun is as useful as a 12 gauge needs to be. I have nothing against updating a gun but I am a lover of the classics and 12" barrels and comp stocks just don't do it for me. Now a 26" REM CHOKE barrel and new synthetic Remington field stocks would definitely update the gun but all that is not really needed just wanted.

Darryl
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Part of the beauty of the 870 is the easy ability to change barrels to suite ones needs.
 
Damn EE scabs....... this is why I hate these pricing threads......

If it's a rare gun, I can get behind that, but really?, and old wingmaster?..... there are several to compare against in the EE.....

And, most of these guys don't follow the advice given anyways....

Would be infraction worthy if it were up to me......
 
nova_scotian_guy said:
no cracks
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Not much original finish either...... :) sprinkles of rust freckles here and there. Is that stock finish on the receiver from a re-coat? Or just rust? It didn't look "cracked" to me but I could see where someone might think that check mark was a crack.

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I recently paid $475 plus shipping for a wingmaster from the 70's in mint condition. Mint like in mint gorgeous,
Not used almost. It has a 30 inch barrel/full choke.

I don't see how a mint wingmaster would sell for $300. At least not around here.

With that being said, the gun in this thread seems very beat up and people suggesting paying $300 for it confuses me greatly.
How does a beat up gun can be worth $300 and a mint $475? Did I pay too much for my gun?

Also this one does not have a flexi tab. Wondering if it is worth installing one?
 
Avenida said:
I recently paid $475 plus shipping for a wingmaster from the 70's in mint condition. Mint like in mint gorgeous,
Not used almost. It has a 30 inch barrel/full choke.

I don't see how a mint wingmaster would sell for $300. At least not around here.

With that being said, the gun in this thread seems very beat up and people suggesting paying $300 for it confuses me greatly.
How does a beat up gun can be worth $300 and a mint $475? Did I pay too much for my gun?

Also this one does not have a flexi tab. Wondering if it is worth installing one?
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Value is up to the individual buyer.
But by the time you spend the 100 or so to ream the chokes or the few hundred on a rem choke barrel, you're into an old pump for several brown bills.
 
That is very true, however, I would rather have something vintage that is in mint shape than a new production gun that lacks the fit and finish and costs twice as much. A new wingmaster is $900 plus tax
 
Avenida said:
That is very true, however, I would rather have something vintage that is in mint shape than a new production gun that lacks the fit and finish and costs twice as much. A new wingmaster is $900 plus tax
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Cannot blame you for that sentiment. I have an old auto 5 that I have kept for a while now just because I like the design and finish. Get that wingmaster out there and wear some of that blue off.
 
Avenida said:
That is very true, however, I would rather have something vintage that is in mint shape than a new production gun that lacks the fit and finish and costs twice as much. A new wingmaster is $900 plus tax
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I agree, but it's not an option for everyone. I walked into my local gun shop one day and they had a used wingmaster sitting on the rack. Old enough to be fixed full choke, 30 inch barrel, 2'3/4" only. It looked like it had been taken care of reasonably, but it had been bbq painted. It had the style of wood I like though and it was a wingmaster so I took it home with me. It'll be getting an 18.5 inch Remington barrel and a plus 2. It'll also wear a 28 inch barrel to backup my Benelli as a field gun should the need arise. My gun although a "tact build" will see a lot more use and infinitely better care than it would have otherwise. I'm actually thinking of refinishing the wood and getting it blued truth be told.
 
madtrapper143 said:
Open the choke to MOD and that gun is as useful as a 12 gauge needs to be. I have nothing against updating a gun but I am a lover of the classics and 12" barrels and comp stocks just don't do it for me. Now a 26" REM CHOKE barrel and new synthetic Remington field stocks would definitely update the gun but all that is not really needed just wanted.

Darryl
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I thought I was too young to be a fudd, but apparently I am. I have a wingmaster with a fixed choke. It used to be a full choke and I used it for mashing birds with lead back in the day. When steel came along I got it reamed out to Mod and continued to mash birds with it. I have owned it for 28 years and couldn't imagine how many birds I killed with it. I personally wouldn't sell it for $300. I'm not sure why anyone would strip down a wingmaster throw a bunch of money towards it and still end up with a $300 gun. You could easily buy a Turkish offering, blow your two boxes of shells through it, get bored and sell it and a much smaller loss. That seems to be the way it is done in the Tactical shotgun world although not always the case.

I bought a remchoke barrel for mine just recently and will buy a shortened stock for it and my kids and wife will use it when they start bird hunting.

In the end if someone wants to do a tactical build and that's what they enjoy. Fill your boots! Cost really isn't the issue as long as you having fun with firearms I can't criticize.

Sorry for being a stick in the mud!
 
g-manz35 said:
I thought I was too young to be a fudd, but apparently I am. I have a wingmaster with a fixed choke. It used to be a full choke and I used it for mashing birds with lead back in the day. When steel came along I got it reamed out to Mod and continued to mash birds with it. I have owned it for 28 years and couldn't imagine how many birds I killed with it. I personally wouldn't sell it for $300. I'm not sure why anyone would strip down a wingmaster throw a bunch of money towards it and still end up with a $300 gun. You could easily buy a Turkish offering, blow your two boxes of shells through it, get bored and sell it and a much smaller loss. That seems to be the way it is done in the Tactical shotgun world although not always the case.

I bought a remchoke barrel for mine just recently and will buy a shortened stock for it and my kids and wife will use it when they start bird hunting.

In the end if someone wants to do a tactical build and that's what they enjoy. Fill your boots! Cost really isn't the issue as long as you having fun with firearms I can't criticize.

Sorry for being a stick in the mud!
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Why do you imply that a tactical shotgun can't pull double duty?
 
rkm456 said:
Why do you imply that a tactical shotgun can't pull double duty?
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Very true. I do see a lot for sale with both stocks etc.

I guess I find it funny that someone earlier suggested that a fixed choke shotgun has limited use. When in reality many new 870 express shotguns (that come with a single mod choke) will never see another choke installed.
 
g-manz35 said:
Very true. I do see a lot for sale with both stocks etc.

I guess I find it funny that someone earlier suggested that a fixed choke shotgun has limited use. When in reality many new 870 express shotguns (that come with a single mod choke) will never see another choke installed.
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They do tend to have limited use, but it's because they're chambered in 2 3/4" with full choke barrels. Not to say, you can't harvest game with them, but it's far from ideal. I'm sure vintage wingmasters with 3 inch chambers and fixed modified chokes exist, but I can honestly say I've never seen one.
 
Any updated thoughts on value of standard 1950/60s Wingmaster (2 3/4 fixed full choke)? Similar value to 2017 or up?
 
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