TC venture compact and rem 700. Trade scenario

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Dc777

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I have a rem 700 adl in .243 that I've posted for trade online ( locally). Today a guy offered me a choice of two different guns. One is what he calls a TC venture "compact" chambered in 22-250. The other gun is a model 700 in .270. I believe it is a bdl because he said it has a hinged floor plate. He says the gun is 10 years old, synthetic stock, and cost around $750.... $750 sounds rather high. It seems like 10 years ago you could get a nice glossy wood stock 700 for $499 at academy.

What's the opinion of the price on the .270??

My main thing is that I've never even held a Thompson center gun.. I've always thought of a single shot rifle when I hear the name but the guy informed me that its a bolt action. It seems like it has been atleast a year since I saw 22-250 ammo on the shelves locally and it seems to be fairly scarce not to mention pricy on cabelas site. Are these guns any good?
 
Without knowing exactly what 700 it is, I have no real way of knowing. I have 700's in my safe that did cost well over $700 10+ years ago. I also have some that cost close to $300. A regular BDL today costs $750, that might be what he means.
 
He told me that 10 years ago he paid $750..... I just don't see a synthetic stock 700 selling for that much 10 years ago. He said that it does have factory sights on it.
 
I would encourage you to ignore what he paid for it. He may have overpaid or underpaid. What he paid is a poor measure of present value.
 
This is true Daggit... I'm just trying to figure out what the hell he has exactly. He is out of town so he can't send a picture right now. On gunbroker the only synthetic stock 700 with a floor plate that I can find is stainless, and his is not. When it boils down to it my .243 is just a synthetic stock adl with no floor plate. According to academy's website they have my gun for $379. Hell I wish that was the case when I bought my 770.... I paid around $400 for it and people call it junk. I'm just confused about what the guy really has. I'm wondering if it is an adl with a floor plate conversion kit. He says the gun looks just lie mine but has sites on it.
 
I have a T/C Venture

Mine is in .30-06 and is much more accurate than me. IMO they are very good rifles.

The only complaint I have had is with 2 recalls over "lawyer crap". There was nothing wrong with mine but I still had to remove the scope and send it in.

Mine is the 'standard' model with a 24 inch barrel. Can't comment on the carbine versions.

I would also echo others' comments about disregarding what the 700 cost originally. What someone paid and what the current market value is are definitely 2 different things.
 
I am trying to remember what the exact model of my first 700 Rum was. It was stainless, had a floor plate, and had fill screws in the barrel so that sites could be added. It was stainless though. My second 700 Rum was identical, except it was not factory drilled. Both cost over $700 dealer cost. I got rid of the first one because it had that stupid hair brained green safety key thing the pencil pushers at Remington thought was a bright idea.
 
A new walnut stocked BDL is around $750. I generally expect to pay around 50-75% of that on a used comparable gun depending on condition and other features. What he paid means nothing. If he kept it long enough he could make a profit on it even at 50% of what he paid. Or lose a bunch if he just bought it last year. Around $550-$600 is the max I'd pay and it would have to be darn near perfect, and with a walnut stock Around $350-$450 is more likely. Much less if it has a cheap synthetic.

If it has a synthetic stock, you need to find out WHICH synthetic stock. Some of the better ones are worth $500 or more just for the stock. Others are junk.
 
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