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Posted: 11/24/2012 8:34:41 AM EDT
My mother in law stopped by today and asked me if I knew the value of a kit that she wants to sell for her boyfriend. The kit is for a 12 gauge and is brand new in the box. The kicker is that while I have no current need (or interest) in black powder It looks like it might be fun to build the gun with my son when he gets older and maybe I'll get into black powder hunting one day. I often end up buying guns I don't really need and I have yet to sell a single one of those.  The gun has a walnut stock that would have to be sanded and finished and the barrel does not have a choke. I have no idea how old the kit is but the box looks pretty old. The serial number for the gun is K00194
Is the T/C kit a decent gun? If I decided to buy the gun what's a fair price to offer? |
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Cant help you on value, I suggest looking at Gunsamerica or gunbroker for prices.
with that said, I have several T/C .50cal. they are great lil guns and shoot well. Learning BP is very easy, i was a lil nervous in the beginning, but after an afternoon with an "expert", I soon realized how easy and "quick" you can load a rifle. Almost all gun shops and even chain stores like Dick's sells BP stuff 99% of the time its T/C stuff. |
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Awesome find! In my uneducated opinion I'd value it at at least $200, probably more if someone wanted to sit on it and wait for the right buyer. TC makes good stuff, and the New Englanders aren't made anymore.
One thing you could do to it before you start building it is to send it to a smith and have the barrel cut for choke tubes. If you wanted to send it off to a specialized smith you could get it jug choked and have better results from a fixed choke. Jug choke works by hollowing out a bit of the barrel behind the muzzle to a specific diameter, depending on the amount of choke desired, and then passing the shot through the un-choked muzzle to get the appropriate amount of constriction. Muzzleloading shotguns are a bit of a different beast, mostly you'll have to buy your shot, wadding, etc, online, but they're very versatile and fun guns. |
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