I know they are not top of the line due to some heat treating issues but what are they worth? or better yet, what are they going for?

The one I got was originally a 300winmag. to be honest, I'm not gonna do anything with it. Toomany tools is doing a project for me right now and I'm expecting a new hunter in this world in Nov so my days of building guns are gonna be put on hold for a while (that damn priority thing).

surface ground and heat treated they aren't bad ..
congrats on the kid!

Jeffe, I don't mean to step on your toes. However, if the rifle was shot some in 300 mag, and it dosn't already show evidence of set back or anything of a problem, the probability is high of it being a reasonably good action.

My solution to this action would be to sell it, but that's just me. If I wanted to use it, I would probably plan on sending it to PacNor for barreling, primarily because I already know they check such things as action hardness, setback and such. I've had them flat out reject an action I sent to them, saying it was too soft, and already had setback. It was a 1909 Argentine, and I was thankful to them for catching that. I'm sure other gunsmiths can check it for hardness status.

IMO, the action isn't worth the money to pay for surface grinding, unless a guy can do it properly himself. This is the kind of action, IMO, to put a stainless barrel of choice on, and Black T the whole barreled action, drop it in a Hogue stock, and enjoy. It's a minimal investment action, and if it's sound and functions properly, it should be very close to ready to go. It looks like it has aluminum bottom metal, which would black T well.

I'm hesitant to try and give an opinion of its worth, because for one thing I think it would sell for more than I would pay for it. I suspect it could go for $300 or more, and I won't insult anyone by saying what I would pay for it.

In situations where I just can't narrow down the "market" on stuff, I have listed it on Gunbroker, with a low starting price, but with a reserve that prevents it from selling below what I really want for it. That's inviting bids, and when if I see that my reserve is too high, after a while I may change the listing to a reasonable starting price, with a buy me now price, and set no reserve. That way, I generally know about what it's worth, and it will sell that way. I rarely list that way, because I hate it when others do that, but it's the best way I know to really get market price for it.

KB

put an AB barrel on it in 458, rechamber for 458AR, and drop in a fajen stock .. header/exhaust paint!