Navy Arms 12 ga. price

[Cabofdoom]

Wondering what the going price for a Navy Arms 12 ga. SxS in average shape is?

Thanks in advance

COD

 

[roundball]

Wondering what the going price for a Navy Arms 12 ga. SxS in average shape is?

Thanks in advance

COD

Early vintage with great wood, $600-ish.
More recent vintage with cheap wood, $350-ish.

 

[Rebel]

$300-$400 or so.

 

[Cabofdoom]

Here are some pics the seller sent me.

Not to well versed in what would be good wood or cheap wood



What might she be worth? If it matters, the bore is as clean as the wood
COD

 

[Rebel]

What are they asking for it? If it is less than $400 i would say go for it. If it is over $400 then it depends on how bad you want it.

 

[No Deer]

I paid $275 for mine a couple of years ago, then got it converted to flintlock. I got a good deal, but the guy selling it to me was a friend.

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[Mulebrain]

I bought one in 10 guage a couple years ago for 395, used in pretty good shape.

 

[Bob Riegl]

:v Wood looks good, nothing spectacular but I don't see blemishes or dings---cannot tell much for the metal---which looks OK from the pictures. Of course you don't know the way the locks and triggers work---my bid for it would start at $300 and I would go as high as $375. As was said here before, mebbee $400 if my left molar started tingling. Remembering that new Pedersoli's go at Cabelas for close to $800 the last I looked. Remembering these guns sold at around $475 new and they really don't appreciate that much. Good luck, let us know how the deal went. :thumbsup:

 

[paulvallandigham]

If the bores are not pitted, and the rest of the gun is in good condition, I would think a fair price these days would be About $400.00. You are not going to find anything of that quality new for much less than $800.00, so keep that in mind. Its one thing to get a "deal", and another thing to ask the guy to suspend reality.

 

[mark/wi]

$450.00s what I have seen guys around here asking. They may drop a little, but not to much.
Like you said Paul, when new is $800, $400. for a nice used is not bad if they are in very good shape. It dose not make any difference what they use to sell for new, You can buy them for that now. Mark

 

[Leonredbeard]

No Deer,
Well, you can't call yourself, No Turkey!
Did conversion to flint require new breechplugs? I should think that it would not have been a job for an amateur.
volatpluvia

 

[No Deer]

No Deer,
Well, you can't call yourself, No Turkey!
Did conversion to flint require new breechplugs? I should think that it would not have been a job for an amateur.
volatpluvia

I am definitly an amateur.

See pm. Did not want to hijack this thread.

 

[Ken Morrison]

Some of the Navy Arms shotguns were made by Pietta and some by Pedersoli. The Pedersoli are better finished and probably have chrome lined bores. The Pietta is not as nice quality wise and has plain steel bores.

The pictures look like a Pedersoli. I have a Pietta which I bought used for $400 in May. I wish I had paid a hundred more for a used Pedersoli.

Shoot safely.

 

[No Deer]

Mine in the pic is a Pieta.

 

[Ken Morrison]

No Deer,
I like your flintlock conversion, it look very nice. My Pietta is pretty light at 6 3/4 pounds, it's nice to carry.
What loads do you like in yours? I shot 80 grains of FF and 1 3/8 ounces of #5 shot for turkey in the spring and found my cheek being pounded hard. I did not shoot a turkey but did a little patterning.
I'm going to drop back to 70 grains of FF and 1 1/8 ounce of shot this fall and see how that shoots.

Shoot safely.

 

[No Deer]

No Deer,
I like your flintlock conversion, it look very nice. My Pietta is pretty light at 6 3/4 pounds, it's nice to carry.
What loads do you like in yours? I shot 80 grains of FF and 1 3/8 ounces of #5 shot for turkey in the spring and found my cheek being pounded hard. I did not shoot a turkey but did a little patterning.
I'm going to drop back to 70 grains of FF and 1 1/8 ounce of shot this fall and see how that shoots.

Shoot safely.

Thanks, it is a lot of fun. I used 85 gr. of fffG goex black powder and 1 1/4 oz. #5 lead shot for the turkey in the pic. Have done some trap shooting with it, but I am not very good at that. This past weekend shot a couple of quail over dogs, used 85 gr. fffG goex and 1 1/4 oz. #6 lead shot.

 

[paulvallandigham]

NODeer: You are pounding yourself needlessly with that 85 grains of powder. That is a "3 dram load "( actually 83 grains= 3 drms.) Considering the maximum range of a cylinder bore shotgun, you will do fine and feel less recoil using a 2 3/4 dram( 75 grains) load with that 1 1/8 oz load of shot. That is more than enough for quail. In fact, you will actually get better patterns in that gun using a 2 1/2 dram load of FFg and 1 oz. of shot.

You do have to spend hours of time patterning your loads and the two barrels. There is simply no substitute for that knowledge. Just remember to change only one thing at a time, clean the barrels with a bore brush between shots, so that each shot is coming out of a clean barrel, and then try to shoot 3-5 patterns per load, before changing anything. :thumbsup:

 

[hornetk4]

No Deer I have a pedersoli 12 ga thats practically new that I had to give 250 for but I 'd realy like to know what that conversion cost , Although my barrels are chrome lined so that may be a problem .

 

[No Deer]

No Deer I have a pedersoli 12 ga thats practically new that I had to give 250 for but I 'd realy like to know what that conversion cost , Although my barrels are chrome lined so that may be a problem .

From what I have seen, you got a really good deal on that. I am not sure you can easily convert that pedersoli. My friend has one and the breech plugs are installed before the barrels are joined, so there is no way to take them out. The Pieta (Navy Arms) are installed after the barrels are joined, so they can be removed and replaced. As for cost, it cost me $100 dollars to get the barrels rebreeched, and the locks were $115 each (at that time anyway) from Track of the Wolf. Another friend installed the locks for me free of charge. And then the guy that did the breech work also jug choked the barrels for me for $40. All totaled, including the cost of buying the gun, I spent about $840.

 

[No Deer]

NODeer: You are pounding yourself needlessly with that 85 grains of powder. That is a "3 dram load "( actually 83 grains= 3 drms.) Considering the maximum range of a cylinder bore shotgun, you will do fine and feel less recoil using a 2 3/4 dram( 75 grains) load with that 1 1/8 oz load of shot. That is more than enough for quail. In fact, you will actually get better patterns in that gun using a 2 1/2 dram load of FFg and 1 oz. of shot.

You do have to spend hours of time patterning your loads and the two barrels. There is simply no substitute for that knowledge. Just remember to change only one thing at a time, clean the barrels with a bore brush between shots, so that each shot is coming out of a clean barrel, and then try to shoot 3-5 patterns per load, before changing anything. :thumbsup:

Thanks Paul. That is the load that I have used for turkey, works well as you can see in the pic, but could probably be better,have not really had time to work up any lighter loads yet. The barrels have been jug choked, so the patterns hold pretty good. I know that I need to take more time to work up some good loads for it for different game, including trap shooting, hopefully will have some time this winter.