Rem. 760 .35 Whelan

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I ran across one of these at a local gun shop. I already have one in 30-06, and always thought it should have a big brother. The one in the shop had some rust pits on the barrel exterior. Obviously "rode hard and put away wet". I pointed this out and handed it back. The owner said, "Yeah it's a shooter not a show queen, excellent bore." The price - $650. I made no further comment, but in my mind it was a $250 rifle. Does anyone think this pricing is reasonable? I know it is a rare chambering, but I bought my 30-06 in MINT condition 12 years ago for $250. Or am I still thinking of the days of 25 cent hamburgs and 10 cent Cokes?
 
I think $650 is a bit steep, unscoped....but $500 to $550 wouldn't upset me unduly. For just $200 more, one could get the same chambering in a new 750 autoloader. I realize autos aren't everyone's cup o' tea, but I don't dislike them.
 
Too high by about $150.00-200.00, IMO. The 35 Whelen is an excellent round for the 760; it feeds great and is a hard hitting woods round, a great 200 yard all around gun.
 
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A 760 in 35Whelen would be fairly scarce. I've never seen one, but have owned several in 7600. I would think this would have something to do with his pricing. A 760 in 257Roberts would be about $700 and one in .223 would be $1200.

Look for a 7600. It would be cheeper, and or in better shape.


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$600 for a rusty rifle is crazy talk. Offer him $400, tops, and that's if the bore is bright.

OR, just load up some 220 grain RN in that .30-06 and get back to business;-)
 
Are you sure it's a 760 in 35 Whelen ???
35 Remington was more typical.

The Whelen was not a standard chambering for the 760
( perhaps a "Special Run" for an outfit like "Grice" ), but was
in the 7600, from 1988-1996. Some 35 Whelen 7600 Carbines have since been produced, again, "Special Runs" ... very limited production.

No matter ... for a "shooter" $ 350 - $ 400 would be lots .
 
I have a new in the box 35Whelen in a 7600. Bought it new last year. I'm looking for a nice VX III 1.5-5X20 for it. It's funny how some guns never sell and others sell quick. My cousin had a New in the box 7600 in 35 whelen that he had a hard time selling. This gun was a limited run gun that was bought at EPPS. Scott had installed Leupold mounts and rings a new barrel band for a sling but never scoped and never fired it. It AS NEW. SOLD FOR 650.00 shipped no taxes. It was for sale for about 2 months. I was thinking of buying it for my son. I already have one so I scraped that idea. I would not pay any over 400.00 for one that is banged up and has rust on it. Wait for a mint one and pay the 150.00 to 250.00 more. OH ya! Mine is not for sale. Take care! Tikka.
 
To rich for my blood. I had a 7600 I paid $500 for. Nice gun. Another one of the 11teen million I wish I had kept.

Dave.
 
$ 400 would be lots for the 7600 - 35 Whelen in the condition you describe, but I'd want to be sure the bore and particularly the chamber didn't show the kind of "rode hard & put away wet" rust/pitting you describe. If it were in fact, in "mint" condition,
then $ 600 0r $ 650 would be O.K. with me for a Whelen ... but "mint" is just that - the same as "new in box"... and not "only dinged up slightly with a little bit of pitting & rust here & there from neglect". Condition IS everything !!!

Not that "Blue Book" valuations are that definitive in being the "be all to end all", your dealer seems to want 100 percent market value for a 50 or 60 percent gun, at best. If an "original" production 7600 in 35 Whelen, it's had at least 11 years of not so well-cared for use. He probably allowed too much for it to start with. His problem ... don't make it yours !
 
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I bought TIKKA's cousin's 7600 35 Whelen Carbine! ONE SWEET ASS RIFLE!!! When it arrived it only took me 30 minutes to get all the protective wrap off her and start a detailed look over. It was brand new...not a mark anywhere. Needless to say, I got a deal @ $650. Just finished rolling some stepped 225 grain Nosler AccuBonds to find a pet load. I've got them over R15 and BL-C(2). I'll be out with it next week to pattern. I'll toss up some pic's of the rig latter
 
Exactly ... that's why one looks at Blue Book references & prices in the first place ! ( And "Gun Show" and "Auction" prices are even more out to lunch ! )
Despite the fact that Blue Book values do not reflect Canadian market prices, it is still a valuable reference ... and a place to start.

The gent that started the thread inquired about a rifle that has a
98 percent price some $ 210 MORE than the referenced Blue Book price for a gun in that condition ... notwithstanding, that the gun he looked at was probably in something more like 60 or 70 percent condition by HIS description.
That should have told him right away the gun was very much overpriced.
Despite the price being subsequently reduced by $ 100 to $ 550, the new price is still about $ 200 - $ 250 more than what the rifle is worth - at least here locally ... which by the way, is pretty close to the Blue Book value for a 70 percent 7600 in 35 Whelen, when you convert to CDN $ .

"No relevance" ... IMHO, I disagree with your viewpoint strongly...
There's lots of relevance - with adjusment for our dollars & our market !

Can you suggest some alternate in-print reference that's more accurate ???
 
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