Shotgun Guru's... Need help with a value

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Wondering if some of you fella's can chime in on a value of a firearm I recently acquired from a family friend. He said he's had it for 60 years, with the last 55 or so sitting on a rack.

The gun is a Stevens/Savage 311A double barrel side by side. 30" 12g 2 3/4 . Has the double triggers and internal hammers.

The receiver locks up solid

very little bluing loss on the barrels

no rust

Bores are clean and shiny

Stock has some bumps and bruises but no cracks or major dents

I really don't know the value and was hoping some of you could help me out. Haven't decided if I'm gonna try and refinish the stock and keep her or sell her.

Thanks guys,

DL
 
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May be worth more today but I sold the exact gun by the sounds of it on the EE choked full/mod for 250 plus shipping a couple of years ago. Best I could do at the time
Was min interest with the long barrels and fixed chokes. I had the gun maybe 30 years and it worked just fine and was in nice condition
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Sold one to the moose camp for $250. Bit of rust frecking on the one barrel.
Some think they are worth + $500

See them at gun shows for $375, $400 and such.
Not sure how many get packed up after the show
and taken home.
 
$300, give or take.

Problem is not so much the value as the lack of desirability. With cheap pumps with screw in chokes not many people are interested in an old double.

You might want to check TradeEx too,they typically have a bunch of old doubles for sale. Might help price yours.
 
At one time thy were a great duck and goose gun .but today thy just sit on the rack .some guns will cut the barrels and us them for coach guns or home protection ,then you have guys like me that take them to the smith have them cut back and have chokes put in and us them for truck guns or atv guns ,thy work well and last forever ,if you can sell her for 250$ to 300$ you will be doing well ,I really like them for a general use shotgun, good luck with your sale ,Dutch
 
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At one time thy were a great duck and goose gun .but today thy just sit on the rack .some guns will cut the barrels and us them for coach guns or home protection ,then you have guys like me that take them to the smith have them cut back and have chokes put in and us them for truck guns or atv guns ,thy work well and last forever ,if you can sell her for 250$ to 300$ you will be doing well ,I really like them for a general use shotgun, good luck with your sale ,Dutch
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Funny you mentioned they will cut them off. That is exactly what the new owner did with mine and made a coach gun style out of it. One thing I know for sure it that is was tough as nails and worked evey time you pulled the trigger. I hate to see any shotgun chopped but to each their own
Cheers
 
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dutchhunter said:
At one time thy were a great duck and goose gun .but today thy just sit on the rack .some guns will cut the barrels and us them for coach guns or home protection ,then you have guys like me that take them to the smith have them cut back and have chokes put in and us them for truck guns or atv guns ,thy work well and last forever ,if you can sell her for 250$ to 300$ you will be doing well ,I really like them for a general use shotgun, good luck with your sale ,Dutch
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I like the sounds of this idea.. I don't need to sell it, was just wondering what it was worth.

What roughly would be the cost to have it cut down?


Thanks
 
A bit oh hydro, chop saw and a brew?
Or a sharp blade on a hack saw and a file?

Guntech will be 'long shortly to recommend sending to a gunsmith.
One knowledgable 'bout such experience needed to do such a chore.
 
You know, despite the fact that it an 'obsolete' gun without a lot of value in the eyes of many, it can still be put to use.

It would be a nice gun for crows, trap & clays, pheasant, you could have the chokes opened up slightly for steel shot or get non-toxic non-steel loads for waterfowl. It would be a shame to chop it up. Someone would love to have it.
 
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You know, despite the fact that it an 'obsolete' gun without a lot of value in the eyes of many, it can still be put to use.

It would be a nice gun for crows, trap & clays, pheasant, you could have the chokes opened up slightly for steel shot or get non-toxic non-steel loads for waterfowl. It would be a shame to chop it up. Someone would love to have it.
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A 311 is common, but one with lots of bluing left is less common. Sure you could sell it for under $300, but that money will be gone before you know it and so will your nice gun.

If it were mine I would do as Grouse Man suggests. I would also refinish the wood myself, then take it to a smith to have the stock head glass bedded to ward off the ubiquitous "Stevens Crack". The 311 is a solid gun.
 
Thy are a great shot gun ,but just do not do what most guys do and that is cut them to short .I like them cut to 24 to 26 inch with choke tubes installed .nothing wrong with repurpose and old shotgun, better to be used then to sit in a gun rack.I used one for slugs well dogging for deer in are controlled hunt for a few years .fast and handy .Dutch
 
Seeing that it's a gift from a family friend, it now has some personal attachment to you. A 26" barrelled gun with choke tubes would be a very versatile gun, and one you could use for decades.
 
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I used a 311 for years as a close cover gun for bears when I guided, barrels had been cut to 18.5" and it handled well enough in cover so tight you had to get on your hands and kneels to get through at times ( river bottom vines , etc)
Killed more than a few bears with that gun, until it started doubling if you pulled the back trigger first- weak right hand sear!
Still have my Gramps' 311 in 410 however, near mint shape and a great upland gun over the pointers.:d
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