Need help with rifle value please Remington 6MM/244

[joshb]

A better pic of the action could really help . The trigger could have more than a shoe on it , it could be a Canjar trigger which would increase value .
6 Rem was the go to cartridge , it looks well done . Sorry no coffee yet .

There he is! I also wondered about that being a Canjar. The pics aren’t clear enough to tell. The fact that the previous owner was a “shooter” would lead me to believe it is. Sadly, that same information leads me to wonder about the shape of the barrel. It could be toast.
Last summer, I bought a Sako Riihimaki. I paid dearly for it, but it looked great on the outside. When I got it, I discovered a badly pitted boltface and heavy firecracking in the barrel. It was a shooter, alright! For the last guy! Live and learn.
Aussie1: That’s why old guns like yours are hard to put a price on. They can be “occasional shooters” having only been used for hunting and shot very few times or they can “burnt out shooters” that were rode hard and put away wet.
A buyer may find out that it needs a new barrel. That could cost upwards of $800.

 

[Ggmac]

Thank you all for the great insight, I will post more pics.

After enlarging the pics , it does look like a commercial action , no thumb cut , professionally done . Trigger guard , bolt handle and stock all look great . If commercial , FN it'll add a couple hundred . If you take the action out , it should have some identification under the wood line .
If Flaigs had done it it would have the Flaigs stamped ( rolled ) on the barrel .

 

[Aussie1]

Here is a pic of barrel and action and bolt. There is lint in the photo, not a photographer. Sorry. The rifle seams to be 1:10. Thanks for input.

 

[jonbearman]

Just the way it is without a gunsmith scoping the inside of the barrel I would start at 750.00

 

[snert]

I concur with Jonbearman. Sadly, such rifles are not in high demand cause guys who liked them and built them are "moving on" or have gone on...

They just don't command a big following. It is a pretty rifle, and a fine heirloom to remember him by.

 

[jds holler]

A question for y'all. Looking at Aussies pic of the bore, would ya call that cut-rifled?? jd

 

[Dusty Stevens]

A question for y'all. Looking at Aussies pic of the bore, would ya call that cut-rifled?? jd

I wouldnt. Looks like a 6 groove shilen or douglas to me

 

[Evan]

Here is a pic of barrel and action and bolt. There is lint in the photo, not a photographer. Sorry. The rifle seams to be 1:10. Thanks for input.

If you really want to sell it, then be prepared for it to take a while. That's a "the right buyer" comes along kind of sale, unless you choose to let it go cheap.

It definitely looks like one of the commercial mausers to me. Whole bunch of stuff in your pics is different from my grandpa's German mausers. Does it have any markings on it anywhere other than the barrel? A eagle reich marking stamped into it perhaps? Numbers would tell us alot; especially if it looks a bit like a date. If it's a European mauser from the war, it could be valuable or very not valuable depending entirely on the markings on it. If all the markings were removed when it was blued and prettied-up, then it's not worth much. I think your sell it now price would be 300, and 600 would be to "the right buyer".

Edit: Looked at the pics again. No stripper clip slot. It's a more modern commercial mauser and not anything "special" to a collector. I'd keep it as an heirloom, unless a few hundred dollars will mean more to you.

 

[Flouncer]

Just adding this because of the stock maker comments "The stock is custom made by his father"

 

[rkittine]

Back in the early 80s, Dayton Outdoor Sport Headquarters (currently part of the Jerry's wholesale group), the primary importer of then current production Mauser Rifles and shotguns, closed out hundreds of them when Mauser exited the civilian market. The Model 4000 was very popular as a copy of a Remington 700 BDL or a Parker Hale 1200. I bought 27 of them during the closeout, for my shop. Still have two of them.

Bob

 

[joshb]

Here’s a comparison gun for you. This is an FN Mauser actioned 22-250, with a Canjar trigger. I paid $800 for it, 5 years ago. I added the scope later.

 

[Ggmac]

Well it is a commercial FN most likely . That's good but if that old I think shilen was 8 groove , but memory isn't what it use to be .

 

[Rustytigwire]

Very nice.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Once its in that form any mauser collectability goes out the window. Sporterize one with eagle swastikas or one with no clip slot makes no difference- its sporterized. One may make it sell over the other but a true mauser collector, if there is any, would want it original

 

[Kracken McGraw]

That’s a pretty rifle with a lot of family history in that handmade stock. You will have many regrets if you sell it.

 

[joshb]

That’s a pretty rifle with a lot of family history in that handmade stock. You will have many regrets if you sell it.

Wiser words were never spoken. If the lady needs the money, one of the relatives should buy it and keep it in the family. I think Aussie1 would be honorable if he gave her $800 for the gun. It may be worth a little more but I figured in a small family discount.

 

[Pawnee Bill]

Back in the day the road to a custom gun started with a Mauser(mil or comm)/Springfield action, you sent the action to Flaigs' and had a Douglas Premium barrel threaded & chambered on it, you then had a Fajen or Bishop stock inletted for it and then you put either a Weaver K10 or a Redfield 10-12X and you were in business and the envy of most other shooters. And OBTW, you could get all this for about $150-$200. But that was a lot of money in the early 60's.

 

[Nature Boy]

Back in the day the road to a custom gun started with a Mauser(mil or comm)/Springfield action, you sent the action to Flaigs' and had a Douglas Premium barrel threaded & chambered on it, you then had a Fajen or Bishop stock inletted for it and then you put either a Weaver K10 or a Redfield 10-12X and you were in business and the envy of most other shooters

Not just envied back in the day, try just this morning. Saw a range friend today, who shoots a lot of different rifles, who pulled one out that was absolutely gorgeous. Fully customized, sporterized FN Mauser with a beautifully figured stock and deep blued barrel chambered in 257 AI. Said he got it at a pawn shop for $450. It was perfect and I wish it was mine.