price check Remington 870 wingmasters

[sigpros]

So 20 years ago my friend won a drawing for some guns at a pheasant hunting dinner. Part of the prize was a "set" of 870 wing masters. He has a .410,28,20,16 and 12 gauge. All shotguns have never been shot and I am pretty sure he still has all the boxes for them. He has kicked around the idea of letting them go. What would they be worth as a set? Individually? I am not sure if he is going to let them go or not but curious as to a value on them. They are not specially engraved or numbered nothing like that. They are just an 870 wingmaster in those 5 gauges

 

[Treeshark]

So 20 years ago my friend won a drawing for some guns at a pheasant hunting dinner. Part of the prize was a "set" of 870 wing masters. He has a .410,28,20,16 and 12 gauge. All shotguns have never been shot and I am pretty sure he still has all the boxes for them. He has kicked around the idea of letting them go. What would they be worth as a set? Individually? I am not sure if he is going to let them go or not but curious as to a value on them. They are not specially engraved or numbered nothing like that. They are just an 870 wingmaster in those 5 gauges

No idea on cost, but that would be a really cool set of shotguns.

 

[X13]

Going off a quick glance at Gunbroker recently sold listings has 12ga & 20ga- $300-600 ea. / 16ga- $400-1000 / 28 & 410 - $1200-1800 ea.

Prices vary wildly on condition and age. No idea how'd they would do as a set but would certainly be neat to have them

 

[El Jason]

So 20 years ago my friend won a drawing for some guns at a pheasant hunting dinner. Part of the prize was a "set" of 870 wing masters. He has a .410,28,20,16 and 12 gauge. All shotguns have never been shot and I am pretty sure he still has all the boxes for them. He has kicked around the idea of letting them go. What would they be worth as a set? Individually? I am not sure if he is going to let them go or not but curious as to a value on them. They are not specially engraved or numbered nothing like that. They are just an 870 wingmaster in those 5 gauges

If they are mint condition, I think he’d be surprised at how much the are worth. I bet he would get an average of $1k per gun.

 

[morley.tyler]

Obviously, the 12ga is worth the least, and my unresearched guess places the highest Value on the 28ga, 16ga, 410ga, 20ga, and 12ga in that order

Questions:
* What vintage are they? The Bluing and wood were much different (better) on the older ones.
*Are they a matched set?
*Fixed or variable chokes?
*NIB means more than "as new"

 

[Dinkshooter]

That is a totally badass set of guns

 

[Forkyfinder]

If they are mint condition, I think he’d be surprised at how much the are worth. I bet he would get an average of $1k per gun.

Really?

Ive got an early 80s wingmaster that you can hardly tell its been fired. I expected it was worth like 500 dollars

 

[TheBenHoyle]

It is definitely worth more as a set. There is probably not another set like that anywhere. Name your price and don't sell unless you get it.

 

[sigpros]

2003 vintage that's when the dinner was. It was a great prize something like 12 guns in all with a custom made oak corner gun cabinet. Funny thing was we had those 2 tickets all day. We were the last 2 guys there because we stayed and cleaned the birds after hunting. We walked in and my buddy was like what ticket do you want and I was like I don't care and grabbed one. I was after the prime rib dinner. It had been a long day and I was starving

 

[Steiny77]

That's cool !
Assume they are the nicely blued gloss walnut stocked Wingmasters? Those are so much nicer than the normal 870's you see so frequently now days.

 

[sigpros]

That's cool !
Assume they are the nicely blues gloss walnut stocked Wingmasters? Those are so much nicer than the normal 870's you see so frequently now days.

Yes they are

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Very cool, but something that most certainly seems worth the potential $ value than the coolness of having them sitting in a safe for most people. Could get some nice guns you'd actually use for the sale value.

 

[TN2shot07]

12’s, even in excellent condition don’t bring as much. 20’s will do pretty good, probably in that $800-1k range. I know a collector earlier this year that paid north of $2k each for 2 410’s, and I sold him a 16 for 1,500. The barrel also determines some of the value since they’ve gone through the roof, vent rib is preferred.

 

[MNElkNut]

No clue as to value, but the key to getting a good price is getting that in front of a LOT of people. You only need 1 buyer. Might be hard to find the buyer who will pay top dollar, but he (or she) is probably out there. If serial numbers match, I would think it would be worth a lot more. If not, I would bet there are more than a few sets like that out there and some Google-fu magic might find something. He needs to be patient if he wants top dollar.

Just a random thought, but donating them to a conservation organization to raffle off is an idea.

 

[MTLabrador]

I’ll give you about three fiddy for a nice 12 gauge

 

[brushcreek]

No clue as to value, but the key to getting a good price is getting that in front of a LOT of people. You only need 1 buyer. Might be hard to find the buyer who will pay top dollar, but he (or she) is probably out there. If serial numbers match, I would think it would be worth a lot more. If not, I would bet there are more than a few sets like that out there and some Google-fu magic might find something. He needs to be patient if he wants top dollar.

Just a random thought, but donating them to a conservation organization to raffle off is an idea.

do you mean consecutive serial numbers?

 

[morley.tyler]

do you mean consecutive serial numbers?

Oftentimes (in the before times) guns at DU/RMEF/QU banquets would have a serial number that corresponded to the conservation group and chapter/banquet or limited quantity run.

Example:
Serial # 17482654867DU247 DU meaning Ducks Unlimited 247 meaning banquet/chapter, or run was limited to 250 pieces. So, all 5 Remington 870 Wingmasters could end with the DU247 suffix. That is matching numbers.

 

[shb]

2003, not quite as cool as 1978 models.

 

[MNElkNut]

Thanks Morley, that is what I meant.

 

[280 Rem Fan]

If he is interested in selling as a set, and you are not interested, hit me up!