I would like to throw this out for any and all to comment.
I have a Frontier, Target Grey in 325 WSM. NIB.
My understanding is that this firearm never reached real production due to some litigation with the cartridge developer. Something like 12 are known to exist?
Unfortunately, I am in bad need of a valuation for this rifle. Any and all help appreciated.
Congratulations!!
It's not just "something like 12 known to exist"... that is actually the number produced, maybe only 10.
With a gun like that in valuation, it comes down to "who wants it bad enough".
The problem is, not many people even know Ruger made a rifle in .325 WSM, let alone two different models in that caliber. So the interest has waned since the excitement of collectibility of those two when they first came out.
Certain rifles today go pretty high! Here I speak of the unusual interest in boatpaddle M77 Mark II's by guys that are putting collections together of every caliber they can come up with, but who have also never given the thought that boatpaddles with sights are even ten times rarer. Still, scarcer calibers have been known to bring $2K or more... some a lot more. I don't consider the standard boatpaddle M77 Mark II in stainless without sights rare at all.
So if you ever decide to sell your Frontier in .325 WSM, it has to be well advertised by somebody in order to develop its full potential price.
As a comparative, that one is in the same rarity class as the M77 in .416 Taylor, or the 1H Liberty in .45-70. You just have to convince the crowd to "buy into its rarity" with a price that is equal to that.
Chet15
Last edited by chet15 on Fri May 31, 2024 11:23 am, edited 3 times in total.
Just noticed your gun also left the factory as a "USED GUN", so chances are, it was on Ruger's trade show booth displays, or at least made it to one of those shows.
I currently have 7 serial numbers of the 10 or so produced.
Chet15
