Trying to find the value of a New Englander I recently bought. I realized I won’t be satisfied until I get something on the lines of a Hawken or Renegade. The New Englander is a .50 with a plastic stock. Guy I bought it from said there was a spot of pitting on the outside of the barrel so he sand blasted the barrel and painted it high heat flat black. Bore looks good from what I can tell. I haven’t shot it but functions as it should. Any idea on what I should ask for it ?
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Plastic stock and black painted barrel!!! I agree with Nobade -- not much. Don't know what you paid for it, but you'd be lucky to get that back out of it. Good luck.
Ugly guns shoot just as good as pretty ones. If the bore is good, shoot it! You don't have to worry about scratches and dings. New Englanders are a nice rifle to shoot.
I think I’ll just work on the trigger and get it down to a useable weight and keep it. As stated above ugly guns can shoot as good as pretty ones. Now to shoot it and see how my $25 ugly gun shoots.
How’d it shoot?
Yep, you might want to give it a shot before letting it go. I bought one a couple years ago as a kit that came with a .50 barrel and a 12 bore barrel. I just wanted the shotgun and planned on selling the rifle barrel on ebay. First week in November and I decided to try it out before listing it for sale. After a few test shots I ended up in the deer woods with it all the way through january. The comfort and accuracy were impressive. As for being ugly, every guy needs a good knock around truck gun. Also good for hunting in bad weather. That's what my $60 pawn shop CVA sharpshooter is for.
