$485

 

I can buy a brand new one for $499 $519,$529,$540. Those are 4 prices from 4 shops,all brand new.The 338mx would be the same price.For $10.00 more,I think you know which one I would buy.

 

So if I can order a NIB 308MX for $499.99 then what is a new never shot 308MX with wear on the barrel blueing worth? Is it worth $485 or something less?

 

A cash sale with out paperwork is worth something.

 

It's a new gun..It is worth every penny of $485.00

 

It's a new gun..It is worth every penny of $485.00

I agree.

 

So if I can order a NIB 308MX for $499.99 then what is a new used never shot 308MX with wear on the barrel blueing worth? Is it worth $485 or something less?

I meant to say used but never shot. Still the same answer?

 

I agree with big med and cody,and WN.Ttime you figure the paper work and taxes,it adds up to alot better deal. Unless,the bluing is going to be a issue with cost,etc.

 

I saw a 308MX the other day that I’m thinking about buying. I don’t need it because I have a 336W and 308 Win BAR but I have an irrational desire to buy it anyway. The gun is used but it has never been fired. Supposedly a woman bought the gun as a birthday present for her husband but he had ordered one a few days earlier. I suspect it had more to do with someone not wanting a gun chambered for the 308MX. The gun still has the red packing grease in the action and the barrel appears to be pristine so I think it really has not been fired. The only thing wrong with the rifle that I observed is that the blueing near the front sight is partially worn from the gun standing in a gun rack for an extended time.

What do y’all think the gun is worth?

Hey MD,

She Says This, He Says That. It's a Used gun,, and Sounds like it was riding in a Truck Rack that wore the Blueing Off.

Not Been Fired,, Maybe, Maybe Not.. Who Know's. Sound's like they want to sell it as being unfired,, so they don't want the purchaser to fire it,, before they buy it.

You need to run some ammo through it,, to see how it Feed's,, and Shoots.

Figure the cost of rebluing the area, that will start rusting,, if unattended.

Subtract all the attention and time to do all of this,, and then know that you are paying for a used gun. It sure wouldn't be worth close to Brand New Price to me. If I buy something used,, then I want a used gun price,, but in Pristine condition,, but that's just me,, and I look for a bargain,, not a bunch of Hype.

Good Luck,
Joe

 

Great point 336SS. Well said.

 

Even as a "Used" gun, unless it is trashed it is still worth that price. A little bluing is no big deal.

 

I think $485 is a little high, or at least in my neck of the woods. It may have never been fired but once it left the gun shop it is now considered a used rifle. I would think $460 OTD would be closer to a good deal especially with bluing missin' already.

 

A cash sale with out paperwork is worth something.

Amen to that. Offer the lady $450.00 to start and go from there

 

$450 is plenty. The gun is a potential freak caliber. Bluing wear? Are you going to use it or look at it? One of the most enjoyed rifles I have is a 1900 vintage 1895 winchester. It is mostly white.
Dan

 

yes i dont understand the blueing wear and the handling marks on a never fired gun.

 

A POTENTIAL FREAK CALIBER!! : : What have you been smokin! : The 308 MX is one of the hottest cartridges to date.It is nothin short of fantastic,and if it wasn,t for the 338MX.It would still be the number 1 gun being talked about on here and in every range, gun shop,and any place where game our being hunted.FREAK, NOT BY A LONG SHOT MISTER. : :

 

i think he was saying freak as in meaning a compliment? i am not sure though

 

yes i dont understand the blueing wear and the handling marks on a never fired gun.

It is from the barrel rubbing against the top rail that it leans against in the display rack.

 

There is a 308MXfor sale on the 24hour Campfire!


I feel like I've aged 10 yrs. reading this thread!