Just wondering if someone can give me an idea on the price of a Browning Bolt Action, in 257 Roberts. The gun was purchased approx 20 years ago and has never been shot. I know that is vague, but it is all the info I have. Any ideas??

tough sledding on this one as they made their micromedalion in .257 Roberts....great little gun for whitetails etc and a tad spendy too.....

I'd not recommend it as there wasn't enough magazine capacity to fully handle the .257 Roberts case.

Point is....there's a lot of Brownings and of a wide variety of costs.....

Find out more about the gun beforew you jump!

MC
I don't claim to know anything about older guns, but if you check with some of the insurers, you may get an estimate of its value. I know SCI can set you up with insurance and they have books/resources that can help determine the value of a firearm.

I am sure there are others out there that have far more info on this than I do. Good Luck

the roberts is one great round.
But there are lots of browning rifles.
You say it was bought apx 20 years ago. That means its probably not a safari, if it is and in origional condition, its certainly valuable.
The A-bolt, is a good serviceable rifle.
And if you like it it would likly serv you well.
How much is the asking price ?
There are many versions of the A-bolt.
I do not share the opinion that the magazine is to short for the round.
If you plan to shoot 120 grain bullets , you may end up loosing a little velocity buy seating deep, but 100 grain bullets will not have that problem at all, and even the 120s will still give you usefull velocity.
...tj3006

Maybe I can help. It sounds like you may have a BBR, manufactured by Miroku from 1978-84. The rifle was made in a long action and a short action. The .257 Roberts was one of the short action calibers offered. It features a 60 degree bolt, 24'' barrel, fluted bolt, adjustable trigger and Monte Carlo stock. The rare caliber in this rifle is the .243 Win., to which you would add an additional 50% value. My book shows 100% values should be over $525. That is a very generalized value and it may actually be worth more than that. This information was taken from the 29th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values.
I hope this helps.

Thanks for the replies so far. I really appreciate it. I have not looked at the gun, but should in the next couple days. I am just relaying the info I have. All the searches I have done come up with only new Brownings in 257. The rifle will be for my wife and sons.

Any other input would be appreciated.

Cliff- I must say thanks for your huge amount of help. It is very much appreciated.

I was glad to do it and I'm happy you found it helpful.

I have an A-Bolt in .257 Bob. Also LNIB and never fired. Just never got around to it. Nice lite trim rifle but the mag box is a wee bit short. Still, I doubt anything I'd hunt with it would die any faster if it had a longer mag.