Is that what is often referred to as the Blue Book of gun values?
I wonder about the real-world usefulness of "book values". In an earlier incarnation I sold and financed cars; the only time the "book" value came into play was when it was used to de-value a customer's trade-in as much as possible. Similarly, the book value of guns, on the rare occasions I have looked it up, has been laughably low. Over the past few months, I have had three potential buyers tell me what the book value was of the gun I had listed. In each case, I would have bought a dozen more if they were to be had at those prices. One gent suggested I was "dreaming" if I thought I would get anywhere near my price; he suggested a figure that was roughly half my asking price. There was lots of interest in all these guns, and all sold at or near their asking prices, so I just kept dreaming...
I wonder if the guys clutching the blue book to their bosoms ever actually buy anything?
