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[contender]

KEVINT,, don't apologize. You asked an honest question & got some good answers.

 

[Captain Slapnuts]

Yeah, I’d have to correct you a bit …. But that’s depending on which Rugers you’re talking of for demand. There’s so many …..OM, NM, many double actions, shotguns, rifles, rimfire, center fire and on and on.

I’m curious about your “factory owned model”. Which model and what designates it as factory owned and what provenance is provided.

On your vaqueros… well … they’re new models not old models and single action not double action so that leaves me out.

The "factory gun" is a GP100. The story goes; guy I bought it from got it from a gun shop in Newport NH. Which is where one of their facilities is located. Ruger would keep some guns for themselves in the company archives, and would occasionally sell them to LGS. So that's how my friend got it. It is supposedly marked as a factory owned gun with a star in front of the serial number. Do I have direct, factory provided provenance? No.

 

[hittman]

Ruger will provide info for $10.00. Be worth that expense if it were mine.

This would help you with research info too.

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[Bear Paw Jack]

I would say that neither gun is in real demand. When that’s the case those guns have two values, one for the rare customer that’s been looking for that model, and another (and lower value) the guy with a casual interest if the price is right. For the second guy it seems like you always have to leave a little bit because they like gun shows and would buy it if they thought they could make $50-$100 bucks on it. Depending on how long you are willing to hold it is a big part of the value.
I’d put the 44 Special at around $600 for the 44 Special if you want to want to move it in a reasonable time, and $700 if you’re feeling lucky.
On the 41 Hunter I’d say $800 in the move it category (the Simmons scope has no real value to many people) take the scope off and sell it separately. In the feeling lucky category I’d do $1000 and leave the scope on it.
IMHO. Region of the country also makes a difference, my opinion is out west.