What is the most Under Valued /Over Valued Gun?

[Russ Jackson]

Personally I think the Nylon 66 is the most over valued gun. There is actually one on Gunbroker with 15 bids at $560.

Under Valued: Dan Wesson with four barrels for under $800. I could have bought one at a Gun Show last weekend for $725.

What are your choices?

 

[Awsomepossum]

for 725 i would have bought that ( if not a 22), I was just reading another thread and I think the H&H double rifles are overvalued. For under valued I say the bolt action shotguns.

 

[Warp]

Under: Most guns by CZ.

The Nylon 66 went for that much? What? I have one I got for free...it's valuable??

 

[TennJed]

Undervalued: Ruger Revolvers
Overvalued: Colt Revolvers

 

[barnbwt]

Many of my guns; my personal favorite undervalue-eds:

FNAR - .308 box-fed semiauto guaranteed 1MOA out of the box
K31 - ~1MOA with non-corrosive milsurp ammo, straight-pull bolt action (like Blasers for 1/10th the price)

I'll be tracking this forum for other's great finds

TCB

 

[swift535]

I've seen a lot of Nylon 66's go for around $300 too

 

[del4]

Back in the day the old mil-surps were way underpriced. The first centerfire rifle that I ever bought was an Enfield No. 4 Mk 1. I bought it for $90 in '97. I though it was the coolest thing ever! An old British rifle used in WWII! That thing must be a rare collectable! Other plain ole everyday guns were several hundred dollars and this genuine, working piece of history from the UK is only $90! The people in the gun shop were like , little did I know. That rifle and a S&W value line 457 started my gun nutty-ness.

 

[BadMitten]

AKs.

Some people seem to think they are worth a fortune.

 

[788Ham]

A buddy of mine loaned a guy $35, so he could buy a bus ticket and go to Colo. Spgs. to see his girlfriend.......... the nylon 66 was given to him to hold onto until he got back........ he never showed!

 

[cleardiddion]

IMO undervalued are many East block handguns.

Overvalued?
Colt revolvers for sure.

 

[22-rimfire]

Pre-64 Model 70 Winchester... most over valued. Someone mentioned Colt revolvers and there is some truth in that since the prices are driven upward by collectors these days.

Ruger handguns are perhaps under appreciated, as opposed to undervalued.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Don't they spit out Glocks for like eleven cents?

 

[Warp]

Don't they spit out Glocks for like eleven cents?

They wish.

But then I, personally, don't determine the value of a gun by how much it costs to produce.

 

[tarosean]

Undervalued? Pump Shotguns like Rem 870 Moss 500 probably the most versatile gun on the planet.

Overvalued? anything made by GSG or like manufactures.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

AKs.

Some people seem to think they are worth a fortune.

Some people think they are worthless too.

 

[sansone]

Saiga AK's are grossly over valued. Just a couple of years ago I bought a dozen of them new for $200 each, they were just OK

 

[Deus Machina]

Undervalued: CZ's and Ruger revolvers.
Over: Anything by HK.

 

[Blue Line]

Over - pre-64 Winchesters and older Colt revolvers

Under - older Ruger rifles

 

[Hacker15E]

I think the entire 1911 line is overvalued...and I love 1911s.

It's amazing that so many other high quality autopistols are available at about half the price of an average quality 1911.

I'm aware that the all-metal design costs more to manufacture than many other plastic/polymer framed pistols, but several overseas companies (Filipinos, primarily) have shown that it's possible to create a lower-cost 1911 on CNC machines.

I love me some 1911....but in the last 15 years it has taken on a price point that IMHO is way too high.

 

[loadedround]

I have to jump in with my opinion. Savage/Stevens Model 24 Rifle/Shotgun combos in all calibers. Sold new for under 100.00 and now 400 to 500 bucks when you find one. Secondly Colt Pythons now selling for over 1200.00. I bought mine new in the lated 60's for 125.00 OTD. Still in excellent condition and still have the box and test target. Very tempted to sell it!

 

[Teachu2]

Overvalued: Every gun at the local gun shops.
Undervalued: Every gun you take to them as a trade-in.

There, that wasn't so hard!

 

[sansone]

Overvalued: Every gun at the local gun shops.
Undervalued: Every gun you take to them as a trade-in.

There, that wasn't so hard!

good one! ..LOL.. thanks

 

[BADUNAME30]

Over...Any black powder gun by T/C...WAAAAAAAAAAAY over !!!
Under......Mossberg 500

 

[Kiln]

Most undervalued:

The Mossberg Maverick 88. Everyone says get a Mossberg 500 or a Remington 870 but I prefer the 88 because for the price it is probably the best 12 guage you can get.

CZ pistols. They're really accurate and reliable guns that go for a couple hundred dollars less than most guns that can compete with their accuracy. I'm not saying that there aren't much more accurate guns...I just don't know of many in the same price range.

Most overvalued:

Anything H&K. Seriously, those letters being stamped on the side of a gun automagically makes it worth $300 more than the competition's offerings.

Glock. The Glock was a breakthrough in engineering for its time, being the second polymer framed pistol. Now though, years later, there are better options with more features and most of all...more comfortable grip angles.

 

[Skribs]

Undervalued? Pump Shotguns like Rem 870 Moss 500 probably the most versatile gun on the planet.

I would argue that pump shotguns are overvalued. When I first got into shooting, everyone was raging how you have to have a pump shotgun for home defense because it is THE home defense weapon. Now the debate rages between semi-auto shotguns, carbines, and handguns.

I think there are a lot of things that are overvalued not in price, but in what people think everyone needs to have. So even though they're cheap, I argue .22s are overvalued, because I do not have one, will not have one, and resent everyone saying "it's not a real collection if you don't have a .22 rifle and pistol." I would also argue that anything that becomes "everyone should have it" is something that at that point is overvalued. I do not need a bolt-action rifle, a revolver, or a 1911 for my purposes, so I'm not sure why many people think I need one.

As far as undervalued goes, I would have to say that anything that is not "standard" seems to be very undervalued as far as manufacturers are concerned (not worth their time to build a gun in that caliber) but overvalued price-wise. I'd be interested to see more manufacturers build 5.7x28mm pistols, .50 GI pistols, or even see someone come out with a cartridge on the lower end than 9mm, something like a 7.75x23mm straight-walled cartridge. But alas, such things aren't going to be as big of sellers (at least not initially) so they aren't going to do it.