A friend of mine is looking at selling his model 100 carbine in 308 but is not sure of the approx value. He is pretty sure its NOT a pre 64 the stock has been redone and the barrel is a flat finish and it wears a williams peep any info would be appreciated I dont have a pic to post either however the gun is in approx 80% overall
winchester 100 carbine
- Thread starter mike t
- Start date
from the information that you have provided, I'd have to say it may be a tough sell for the average price! Although, it is a carbine, that in itself may spark something. If it is a carbine, it is a post '64, I believe.
These were made from 1967 to 1973. This one has little collector value because it has been refinished and it is .308. Having said that, it is still a nice bush gun. I would list it for $500 on the EE and I'm sure a dealer would list it for even more. I have a feeling this one will be a hard-sell though, even though it is a carbine. The Model 100s certainly have a following but they don't seem to have as wide appeal as the Model 88. I would take it to the range and fire rapid five-shot bursts a few times and see how it cycles. Also check if the firing pin recall has been completed. If you can prove it isn't a jammer and keep it clean, it might bring slightly more. At the end of the day it's still a neat and rare gun and if it comes down to it, I would just keep it for anything less than $450. Post some pictures if you get them.
RememberTheSomme
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
The value has been reduced by what you describe with the aperture sight added and the finish. A carbine in .308 should fetch in VG-EXC, $550-650. Most carbine M100s were chambered in .308W(along with .243 and .284), so it's not the rarest carbine, but the most practical as a deer rifle for woods hunting.
Would have made a nice rebuild to factory appearance except for the holes drilled for that peep. A great sight and a practical add-on for iron sight accuracy, but it takes away from these rifles used prices I think because of the extra holes. Too bad.
Still should get 400 -450+, could go higher to right person, meaning someone looking for a short, handy, hard hitting carbine for timber work with aperture sights.
Would have made a nice rebuild to factory appearance except for the holes drilled for that peep. A great sight and a practical add-on for iron sight accuracy, but it takes away from these rifles used prices I think because of the extra holes. Too bad.
Still should get 400 -450+, could go higher to right person, meaning someone looking for a short, handy, hard hitting carbine for timber work with aperture sights.
Make sure to find out if it has had the recall work done on it. The M-100's had some issues with firing pins I think.
Had a tendency to go full auto, or discharge unexpectedly.
There is a website someplace that discusses this ..... Maybe someone has it?
Had a tendency to go full auto, or discharge unexpectedly.
There is a website someplace that discusses this ..... Maybe someone has it?
Ive seen (and missed) them as low as 350 and, also seen a few 600+ asking prices...tough with no picture.
One of my neighbors will pop by and, scan the EE for them. Do you have oak leaves and, basket weave on your wood?
One of my neighbors will pop by and, scan the EE for them. Do you have oak leaves and, basket weave on your wood?
Fine wood checkering is pre 64.
Basket weave checking is post 64.
Roll the rifle over and check for stock cracks
from the mag well opening.
They sometimes crack out from the corners.
This will lower the value as well.
Cracked wood gives me the jitters.
There should be a 800 number for Winchester to call to
verify if a firing pin was sent out to this rifle.
Have the serial number handy if you do this.
Good luck with it.
Looky.
Basket weave checking is post 64.
Roll the rifle over and check for stock cracks
from the mag well opening.
They sometimes crack out from the corners.
This will lower the value as well.
Cracked wood gives me the jitters.
There should be a 800 number for Winchester to call to
verify if a firing pin was sent out to this rifle.
Have the serial number handy if you do this.
Good luck with it.
Looky.
The 100 carbines did not have checkering at all. For those posters who don't even know that much...I think that's pretty telling how accurate your appraisals will be. ALL 100 carbines are post-64 and have a plain stock, 19 inch barrel, and barrel band, as well as a slightly longer stock than the regular model 100s. Don't bother listing this for less than $350 (a dealer would probably give you around that for trade value and then turn around and sell it for $500+) An all-original (with the exception of the firing pin recall) Model 100 carbine (even in .308) is a collector's gun any day of the week. Because yours has been refinished/drilled it is worth considerably less but there is still a following for this rifle and though it may take a while to sell, somebody will pay $450 or possibly even more for it. It's a fine rifle if kept clean and a buyer who wants a shooter and not a collector piece might love this rifle for pushing the bush.
lol
Only model 100 opinions, everything else in cyberspace is factual! May the mightiest keyboard prevail.
Nobody said a checkered model 100 doesn't exist...we said a checkered model 100 CARBINE doesn't exist. Which it doesn't. The one in the link you provided is not a carbine, note the checkered stock, lack of barrel band, and 22 not 19 inch barrel. Thanks for coming out buddy.
I had a 100 in 284.Bought it with no mag and what turned out to be a broken action arm.Gunsmith in Edmonton welded it for me and I bought a mag from WGP and traded it to the same gunsmith for a Savage. The fellow at WGP told me it was common for that part of the gun to break as he was allways being asked for that part.
