valuing belgian browning sa22

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I am trying to value a couple belgian browning sa22 that seem to have fallen into my possession. I'm having a tough time with these as it's not my area of expertise and there seems a large spread in valuation depending on grades - which I believe but am not sure is grade 1.

I would rate the metal as very good to excellent, the wood as good to very good. One of them has a red dot and a laser taped to it (sacrilege I know) and the other sports a vintage weaver. I'm assuming the optics are worthless and the laser does nothing but depreciate any interest, as probably does the scope mount.

I hope to get better pictures soon but for the moment:

A bad overview of both:

browning_sa22_overview.jpg


A close up of the first reciever:

browning_sa22_1.jpg


A close up of the second reciever:

browning_sa22_2.jpg


I owe a yet to be determined amount of money for these, so in all likelyhood will have to sell one. I'm having a tough time deciding which one and what an honest price would be. It's not worth offending a friend over a lowball and I'd like to price the one I sell right. My standard catalogue puts them at $400-600 but there seems a lot of variation in the online pricing I can find.

If anyone with experience with Browning rimfires could chime in, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Safehunter
 
They usually sell for around $300-$400 on the EE.
They seem to be under appreciated.
Are there any cracks in the butt stock near the trigger guard from being torqued while assembling the gun?
What kind of mount is under the red dot? Is it straight and well done? Can you still use the iron sights?
 
got a few from EE, one came pristine in the box for 5oo shipped the other was 375 in 90% condition, got the second so I could give the boxed one to the grandson when he is of shooting age
 
The scope mount on the lower rifle was the standard method of mounting on later manufacture Brownings; the mount was listed in their catalogues of the day. The scope itself is of no great value. Browning marketed a re-branded Redfield 3/4" tube, which are very nice little scopes when you can find them. The barrel mount was designed to allow take down without changing zero. Older Brownings have a grooved receiver. The red dot and laser I would take off and throw in the trash.

If you haunt the gun shows you'll rarely see these listed for less than $400, and normally for 5-600.
 
I have bought three Belgian SA's in the past year for my kids, all in excellent condition... the most I paid was $400 for the best of the lot, as it was in 99% "almost unfired" condition... the other two were $300 at a gun shop and $350 shipped off the EE. If the gun is in very good - excellent condition... keeping in mind that wood is of particular interest to Browning buyers, you can get $400 for it.
 
Thanks for everyone's help. I put them on the gun show table and a dealer snapped them both up before the doors opened for $825. Makes me think I could have squeezed a bit more out of them but it's hard to say no to a guy looking to clean you out.
 
825 you did OK, gun shows are not really a reflection to value, typically most stuff is overpriced, check out the next one the first day and closer to the end, not much seem to move, last one here most people leaving were empty handed compared to years ago where most had some sort of rifle in hand

it all comes down to had you put a price of 999 you would be carrying then home to the next show
 
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