Blue book on Parkers
 

I took a look at my digital copy of the Blue Book of gun values and was surprised with what they have listed as values.
I was most interested on the DH small bores.
Note: they say to add 25 to 30% on top of this for jectors. Also other options increase the value.
Your thoughts are appreciated.

Personally I don’t think you can rely on the blue book. I don’t think it accurately represents market value.

I agree with Reggie. There are so many factors deciding value in these old shotguns that it would be impossible to cover all the things that decide that value. It works for pre64 Mod70's, A5 Brownings or Mod 12 Winchesters. Looking for a Remington 1100? You can find that value there. Just my opinion.

Phil, I've heard this a couple years ago from our friend Dave M. He told me add 1/3 the total value for ejectors. He said the value on small bore would be strong, even the 12 bore graded would continue to be good. Of course other extras like single trigger, longer barrels would also bring an extra percentage to the value.

Chris, AZ

I agree Reggie.

I've found the what the Blue Book predicts best is what someone who does not know guns well will ask for a gun after grading it much higher than it is.

Phil,
I think it is a very good representation of values for these guns. What is missing is the users ability to accurately grade the condition of the gun.

PML

Who establishes Blue Book values? How?

We may not know who writes the Parker section of the Blue Book, but I will bet it is one of us or at least someone we know. The most misunderstood part of the condition percentages is that they are directly related to case color. Read the fine print.

So they are assuming that a gun with high case coloring remaining is in otherwise good repair? It’s not the worst assumption in my humble opinion, but It’s definitely not a tell all. Thanks for shedding light on that for me.