Tulsa 8 ga
 

While browsing in Tulsa, I stumbled across this 8 ga, didn't buy, but took a photo for you to see.

Is that a Grade 1 with Twist Steel barrels?

What is written on the tag?






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the tag reads, NH 8 bore 1903, $17,000

thanks for the picture of this 8 ga they are special to me..looks like a nice gun just wish they were not so costly...charlie...

John, Dean, Charlie,

I saw it on Sunday morning, on the bottom floor, and it DID have Twist barrels. Nice, BIG....Parker!

Wes

The $17,000 appears to be somewhat high, even for an 8 gauge. What do you fellows think?

I think in the used gun market most sellers start at a price higher than the figure they would be willing to accept. That way the seller gets what he wants and the buyer has the pleasure of knowing he is a great negotiator.





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Kinda like the one Wildwood has had for a couple years . Priced a touch higher then this one , but I suspect offers would most certainly be considered .

I think it's high for a Twist barrel gun, for sure.

But for a gun that TPS shows only 142 made in all grades.....it'll probably never be a buyer's market.

All told, there were around 400 Parker 8 gauges of which about 20 were steel barreled guns. They certainly have gone up in price since I purchased some. Over my years of collecting, I purchased 4. Prices ranged from $2000 to $6000. Only have one left and the three I sold made money for me.

The recent Julia GH grade was a bit of a bargain. Around nine grand.

What was the barrel length on that gun? Gary

Please don't hang me or shoot me but I have to ask the following ?:

Where will the prices be at for 8 bores in the future. 10, 20, 30 years out.
Will the up coming generations show interest? How do we see it playing out.
I have a hard time seeing a 8 bore selling for these kind of number (the ones at the current market price) 15 to 20 years from now.

What are your thoughts?

The younger folks interested in firearms seem to be more interested in 'firepower' and so, I think a BIG bore gun would be more interesting to them than a twenty or a sixteen.






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That'd be me, except I've been buying in the small bore department lately

transitioning from younger to older :bigbye:

I passed around my DH 8 at the AH Fox BoWoop practice last year. Where the best of the 12 and 10 gauge shooters best scores was 8 of 10 targets, nearly all of those who shouldered my 8 broke 7 or 8 birds. Some of those targets were what seemed to be 80 yards away.

There is still magic in those .840" bores!

Mark

Due to their scarcity alone I would be surprised if their value/cost does not continue to rise over time.

i think that in the years to come that the 8 ga swith good condition will at least hold their value at present andprobably gain value thru the years ahead...if your like me i would buy them all if i could afford them... the big 8 s been a passion of mine since i was a boy and it has never diminished...charlie

I also believe that 36" barrels are the break-point for an 8..... an 8 with shorter barrels will be worth notably less. An 8 with 38" or 40" barrels will be worth more. But most buyers want to see at least 36" barrels.

I was at the range with my 8ga and a friend was there with his 18 year old son. Father or son could not wait to get there hands on it. That young man had the biggest smile on his face when I let him shoot it. He will be a collector.