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Well I went to a gun auction last weekend.

And I must say the locals must have more money then sense

many rifles went for more then what they are listed in the Cabela's for :confused: I guess they were paying to have the rifles broken in :rolleyes:

anyways I was there to pickup an old 1905 Ross sporter, I was thinking since the stock was broken I should get it for cheap and was thinking $150... well I stoped bidding at $200 and it went for $250. I was shocked.

but the first enfield of the day was a sporter, No4 Savage, wood replaced with a synthetic stock, no gunsmith scope mount S&B or S&K, nice mount anyways all the metal bits were intact full barrel and matching serial number bolt and receiver, and it had a mag. So being a bit of a sucker for enfields and determined that no one else was going to get a bargin, I bid then I foolishly bid again, and bid again..... oops so I got it for $175 really too much for my cheap ways...

so as a bonus it had an early button cocking piece, Longbranch marked, the scope mount, and a trigger lock.... but no keys.

the day went down hill from there as that was the cheapest sporter enfield of the day, all the rest went for $200+ even missing the mags, mags went for $55 in average condition. No full wood enfields. I was shocked, but then I guess I'm sitting on a nice little fortune in enfields. oh and a run of the mill Finn capture nagant with a redone laquer stock went for $250.

I suspect that the trigger lock without keys put off the crazy bidders. Took me 2 min to have that off.

synthetic stock went on a GlobCo sporter I have, scope mount is in my scope bin, and from my parts bin I had everything needed to restock it except the top fore grip. Barrel cleaned up and it should shoot. so I now have another Savage 85C serial Enfield to play with.

And I need to put together an order for more wood.

I've got a No4 Mk1 no star 5C range early Savage that needs wood, but its been FTR to Mk1/2. really nice barrel and is does shoot :D
 
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I assume it was at Meier's, yes?

My experience with gun auctions has been that they're far better to sell at than buy from. People go crazy and buy stuff at prices I wouldn't consider if I was drunk AND blind.

Glad you were able to winkle out some deals.
 
Meier auction isn't for a few weeks. Last auction enfield drilled, chopped and pitted we're going for $200+ plus buyers fees (20%)

Sometime you can get cheaper rifles just depends on the people that show up.

What auction did you go too?
 
Yeah the auctions around here are the same, we've got one coming up this weekend.

The only Enfields that go cheap go right at the end of the day, most everyone's gone home so only the cheap ####s are left behind.
 
IronCanadian said:
Yeah the auctions around here are the same, we've got one coming up this weekend.

The only Enfields that go cheap go right at the end of the day, most everyone's gone home so only the cheap ####s are left behind.
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I find the first couple rifles go for the cheapest, until the crowd wake/warms up.
 
Magellann said:
There is a fairly regular auction here as well. Ive never been to it yet, but would like to know if any members have gone to it and what are their prices like. They are having one this weekend.
http://www.switzersauction.com/February_23rd.htm
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It's the same story as this thread. The buyers and sellers premiums are ridiculous. There's also many absentee bidders. I'm from Bancroft and I never go anymore. It's not an enjoyable experience for me.
 
Kirk1701 said:
It's the same story as this thread. The buyers and sellers premiums are ridiculous. There's also many absentee bidders. I'm from Bancroft and I never go anymore. It's not an enjoyable experience for me.
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Ive been debating on making the trip there, My pal called to see if he could get a list of what the guns have sold for at past auctions and they said they don't have such a list. I'd like to have had an idea before I made the trip.
 
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