quick question guys. What would an 1887 10gauge in fair shape be worth? It appears shootable and looks like not much wear on it. had a quick look at it, some bluing left mostly grey patina no visible rust, mechanisim stiff but needs oil seems tight (little wear)
winchester 1887
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checked a gun value book and it seems that????? this model has a modern barrel, again????. maybe will have to contact winchester collecters site or something like that to confirm the type of barrel, because the book that I have lists a fancy,delux or somthing like that and specifies a damascus barrel. More later.
1887 Winch in the new blue books says the standard model
is fluid steel barrels. I am not a winch. collector so??????
Price is given as 600.oo to 3500.oo in 98%condition ( As New)
That is USA prices, too high for this country.
They show a deluxe as demacus barrels- chechered stock etc.
This is the type of thing that you need a winchester collector
that you trustto look at to value properly
Marshall
is fluid steel barrels. I am not a winch. collector so??????
Price is given as 600.oo to 3500.oo in 98%condition ( As New)
That is USA prices, too high for this country.
They show a deluxe as demacus barrels- chechered stock etc.
This is the type of thing that you need a winchester collector
that you trustto look at to value properly
Marshall
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- Thunder Bay ON Canada
If by add to his collection, you mean, start loading trimmed shells with blackpowder, then yes, I agree.
You can either get the brass shells and hotglue the overshot wads on, or use trimmed plastic shells and a homeade shotshell highchair in your standard ten gauge press, (I use the MEC convertible in 10 and 12) for a crimped load, or use a overshot card with plastic shells and spin on the rollcrimp.
The rollcrimp device just a cup like affair that chucks into a household drill.
You can do it handheld but most people who load scads of shells use a snap closed shell vise, and cheap drill press so you get equal height and compression for best patterning.
The highchair with standard press is easiest, but some people just adore the rollcrimp, and of course brass shotshells have ### appeal (by which I mean that people see alot of your GF's ass as she scrabbles around in the dust for those shells).
A gun collection outside of a museum, is a waste of perfectly shootable guns.
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I won a 12 ga Chichester (Chinese Winchester copy) 87 at the Canadian Championship of Cowboy Shooting two years ago. Works great but, I still prefer my 12 ga SxS hammered coach gun. It's more Hollywood cowboy than the lever action. I call it my Doc Holliday gun.
