Newbie rebluing question

[Jawjadawg]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Be very careful - those guns may also have hot-blued barrels and that process can wreak havoc on a good set of barrels.

X2 - That is my first thought when I see blued receivers. A blued receiver makes me far more wary than a re-case colored receiver.

There was 16ga VH on 'broker out of Florida recently which sat for weeks at $700. Reblued barrels and blued receiver. It had a few other issues, including a replacement stock with improper checkering and slightly shortened barrels, but with remaining open choke that I find nice for brush shooting. I had thought a set of 1 frame 16ga VH barrels with complete forend, even shortened a little, would still be worth $700 to someone. I'm convinced the blued receiver is what delayed the sale of that gun.

Jeff, I'm not too far from you up in Atlanta. I'm also a newbie to Parkers, gaining interest just a couple of years ago. I follow a LOT of guns online just to see how quickly/if they sell. Many that I think are good values, which is somewhat confirmed when they don't last long. I am happy to let them slide to someone else for now as I learn a little with each gun. I've found that method to be one of the best ways to learn about the value while living in a Parker-poor area(Georgia). I know that the knowledgeable folks here are also looking at the same guns.

There was another nice gun which turned up close by up in Acworth a few weeks ago. A 12ga GH that I drove up to inspect. Nice bores which measured at .735. Some finish had been added at one time to the damascus barrels, but that was the only thing wrong I could see. Rather than give the guy the $1350 he wanted to walk out with it that day, I decided to see if I was correct that it was a decent buy in that condition. Sold the next week, and I'd wager dollars to donuts a member here picked it up. I didn't kick myself for not buying it. I praised myself for learning a little bit more. Just being able to handle the gun one time was enough for me.

-Will

[jeffkinser]

Originally Posted by will evans

There was another nice gun which turned up close by up in Acworth a few weeks ago. A 12ga GH that I drove up to inspect. Nice bores which measured at .735. Some finish had been added at one time to the damascus barrels, but that was the only thing wrong I could see. Rather than give the guy the $1350 he wanted to walk out with it that day, I decided to see if I was correct that it was a decent buy in that condition. Sold the next week, and I'd wager dollars to donuts a member here picked it up. I didn't kick myself for not buying it. I praised myself for learning a little bit more. Just being able to handle the gun one time was enough for me.

-Will

I followed that one as well. I almost drove up there to inspect it since it was so close. We seem to be doing the same thing with sites like Gunbroker. I try to watch lots of guns and figure out either why they are getting bids or why they are not. I have become friends with Greg Phillips who is another member here in the Atlanta area and he has been very helpful in explaining what he sees in some of these guns as well. I couldn't imagine trying to get into this game without having a site like this forum. Tidbits of information fall like rain at times and I am trying to soak them all up

Do you do any trap shooting with your guns locally?

Jeff