Price for a Remington Rolling Block

[terryt]

Hi:

I was offered a Remington Rolling Block in 50-70 with one of the best boars I have ever seen in a Rolling Block.

The boar is bright and the rifling is sharp.

The overall finish on the stock and metal is about 80-90$. The metal has not been refinished nor has the stock been refinished.

He is asking $ 600.00. for it. I did not look up the year it was made.

Thanks,

Terry

[MT Chambers]

Get the rifle, forget about the Boars, they can grow to 3 or 400 pounds.

[NavyVet1959]

Get the rifle, forget about the Boars, they can grow to 3 or 400 pounds.

But a .50-70 should be able to take care of them at that size.

[quickdraw66]

A quick search shows that there are some rolling blocks (none in 50-70) for under $600. I'd say it's probably a good price since it had a nice bore. You can take it hog hunting too. ;)

http://www.gunwatcher.com/gun/70A96C688BF216/remington-rolling-block

[Dutchman]

Many m/1867 Swedish rolling block sporters have been rechambered (easily) to .50-70 from the 12,7x44R Swedish chamber. They are/were relatively INEXPENSIVE when first offered so I'd be careful about spending $600 for one when you don't know any more about it than you've indicated.

And there are plenty of Swedish rolling blocks with Remington receivers in this same category...

Dutch

[bob208]

does it have an eagle and 1872 Springfield on the left side of the receiver ? if so it could be worth more. does it have nys stamped on it any where?

[enfield]

Too much concern about what a gun is worth $$ , what is it worth to you, do you plan to shoot it and enjoy it like a Good old rifle is intended or flip it like a house on some HGTV show ?

[terryt]

No it does not have an eagle and 1872 Springfield on the left side of the receiver ? It does not have does it have nys stamped on it any where?

[John Taylor]

If it's original in good condition it is well worth $600. Actions are going from $300 to $450 for builders. By the time the barrel and wood is added it could be over $1200. I suppose it comes down to how bad you want it.

[ascast]

Lot and lot of rifles around with bad pitted bores for that price. A good shiny un-ruined bore is a bit more rare.

[ndnchf]

That sounds worthwhile to me. A few years ago I paid abut that for a very beat up looking military rolling block that had an excellent bore. What made it special was the bore condition...and the caliber. It was a .58. Yes, you read that correctly - a .58 cal. After a lot research and measuring I determined that it was chambered for the .58 Roberts centerfire cartridge. Its a lot of fun to shoot, but a .50-70 is a lot more practical and easier to load for.

[John Allen]

If it is a ny state one it should have the half cock feature on it.

[leadman]

Finding a great bore in an old gun like that is a somewhat rare experience. I would grab it if it was me.

[THerbert]

I would also grab it. Fortunately I grabbed a NYS action that someone had butchered with a bad barrel job, re-calibered to .30-40 Krag, for $250 about 4 years ago. I picked up a nearly brand-new .50-70 32" half-octagon to round barrel and forend from someone here, and had it installed.

The NYS actions are easy to tell, the checkering on the hammer and block are in the shape of a shield. As previously mentioned, they fall back to half-cock after loading and closing the block, and the hammer spur is very tall.