[Gcoleman]

Hey guys there's a guy local that wants to sell a 1940 sky 28/30. I'm thinking about buying it and hopefully saving it for is foreseen destruction lol!!

The guy is hard to deal with and buy no means am I not "stealing" this rifle! As far as price goes. There's a couple of concerns to me. Is the metal too far gone? I think maybe I can clean it up a bit. The stock looks overall good. Handhuard is not on the gun now but he does have it!!
also the end of te stock where the sling hole is looks a little weird to me on the left side? I don't see how it could be doing what it appears to do but? Looks like the bolt and the sling plate are protruding from the wood? Any way what do you guys think. Save or to far gone!!???

 

[Spaxspore]

Big factor in the decision is the price.. it can be saved with care.. but if the guy thinks its worth a fortune i would say pass.

 

[Gcoleman]

Look at the last picture. does the stock look worped or something? Im gonna trade the guy a shotgun (+/- $300)

 

[Ol' Relic]

Look at the last picture. does the stock look worped or something? Im gonna trade the guy a shotgun (+/- $300)

Wow, that was a really nice gun before somebody neglected it. I'm on a phone and can't tell a whole lot about the pics, but I think the bore condition would be a deciding factor for me at the $300 realm.

 

[Spaxspore]

Agreed with OL'relic on the neglect, no sense in that, and why take the handguard off and still have it lying around? Thats a project gun and can be saved.. but boy what a shame. How much is the shotgun valued in the trade?

Look at the last picture. does the stock look worped or something? Im gonna trade the guy a shotgun (+/- $300)

I honestly can't tell.. the pictures are very poor. No insult meant if its your photos.

 

[Gcoleman]

no not my photos. the guy lives nearly 1.5 hrs away so i cant look at it in person. Ive asked for better pics (outdoors) to be taken this evening when he gets hom. he has shot it ands says it shoots good. bore condition im not sure. the guy has no clue what he has. but hes one of those people that everything they own is worth alot haha.. shotgun is about ($300).. thank you guys. ill keep the post updated as soon as i find out anything else.. i think it can be saved tho. just needs a deep deep cleaning.

 

[Spaxspore]

1.5 hrs away (3hrs rd trip), poor photos, poor details on condition of bore etc.. $300 +/- + fuel/time/travel.. for a project... leaning to more pass.. better examples out there without dealing with a difficult seller.

If it was sub 200 yes.. you get into it being 300+ no.

 

[Handsome Devil]

Agreed with the above. I like the rifle despite the poor pictures. But the condition, your time and money going to see it and then decide, to me puts the value way down. A person can justify about anything. If you got your shotgun free and don't care about it and just have to have the 28/30 go for it. But I agree with the others so far the price is not worth it. If your going to have approx. $600 in it I feel it to much. We all saw the pristine rifles go $1000+ but that is not normal and both of those rifles were really nice. To me this is a $300 rifle if you have it calling your name. Personally especially with Finns I do not shy from well used examples if the use "appears" genuine and not neglect from Bubba {your call on "genuine}. But to each his own, some of my fav's others would walk away from? Good luck on your decision. Regards, John.

 

[Stopsign32v]

It's worth $300. Not $300 + $300

Sad to see it in the shape it is in but it is not worth the trouble, at all. Stock looks broken also. Even if not, I would say pass.

 

[Nirvana]

Not a $600 gun. Nor $500, or $400, or $300.

Stuff like this is going to get more and more common. That drilled and tapped M-91 that keeps making the rounds as a "rare sniper" is a great example. Bubba was willing to buy these guns when they were cheap, then horsewhip the crap out of them, and is expecting premium prices when he sells them based on one or two gunbroker auctions he found with a quick search.

If gunboards still exists in 2030, there will be a pile of refurbs with tung-oil and poly finishes that people will try to hustle for big bucks. 1943 Izhevsk 91/30s with awful bores and bad cell phone pics will be crawling out of the woodwork once they become $400-500 guns.

 

[Dallased]

Damnit, you mean my collection will be worthless.

Not a $600 gun. Nor $500, or $400, or $300.

Stuff like this is going to get more and more common. That drilled and tapped M-91 that keeps making the rounds as a "rare sniper" is a great example. Bubba was willing to buy these guns when they were cheap, then horsewhip the crap out of them, and is expecting premium prices when he sells them based on one or two gunbroker auctions he found with a quick search.

If gunboards still exists in 2030, there will be a pile of refurbs with tung-oil and poly finishes that people will try to hustle for big bucks. 1943 Izhevsk 91/30s with awful bores and bad cell phone pics will be crawling out of the woodwork once they become $400-500 guns.

 

[Iron_Colonel]

Did it go through a fire or something? Looks to be in pretty sad shape. I kinda like the patina on the metal, but wouldn't pay $300 for it though. I'd be in to it for maybe $200, if it was all there, shootable bore, and was a model I was seeking to add to the collection. If you are trading a shotgun valued at $300 and you are in to it for $300, I think you'd be lucky to get your money back out of the Finn if you ever resold it. But if you are in to the shotgun for less than that, $200-$250 then I think you wouldn't get hurt on later resale. In addition and as mentioned before factoring in the cost of fuel and the time to get there and back too. Just my .02 but good luck either way.

 

[Stalin's Ghost]

Add in the fuel and you are up to maybe $350, but being a sucker for orphaned puppies, I'd be prone to trade for it if I didn't really love the shotgun. 28/30s are not easy to find these days.

A good cleaning of the stock with Murphy's Oil Soap plus a little Tom's Pine Tar, a good rub down of the metal with my old favorite Blue Magic metal cream and I'd have an OK rifle if the bore is still moderately good.

 

[Gcoleman]

Yea guys I've consulted with another member. Got better pics and we both agree that it's been I a fire. Looks pretty rough I think I'm gonna pass. As bad as I hate to. Sure is a shame that it couldn't be saved. If it could be fixed I wouldn't care to put some money in it just to get it back together but with it being in a fire it couldn't have other problems. Thank you all for all your help!!

 

[Doby]

Like SG, I would have gotten it. You can buy $300 shotguns for $200 out here any day. not every day do you get a chance to rescue a 28/30. Tell the guy you know someone in New Mexico who will trade him a nice Remington 11-48 for it. If he wants the deal, PM me with his number and I will send it to him.


Lol, I'm not kidding! I love rescues.

 

[Ol' Relic]

Gcoleman and I were discussing this one via text earlier, and some better pics the seller sent showed pretty clearly that the forestock had been charred (to the point that the metal nose reinforcement was exposed from the missing burned wood). Now we know why the rust.

 

[Doby]

Oh well...In that case, make it a bolt action 12 gauge Mossberg, lol.

 

[Gcoleman]

Haha doby. I would have lived to got it but just didn't feel comfortable. It's just to far gone which is sad.

 

[Iron_Colonel]

There will be more. Just be vigilant! Maybe get lucky and trade a shotgun for one then too.

 

[Spaxspore]

There will be more. Just be vigilant! Maybe get lucky and trade a shotgun for one then too.

Iron colonel i thought you were a new user with that avatar.. had to double take. :laugh: