(GunReports.com) — Auction Arms has several active auctions for interesting guns that will close the week of Nov. 28. To find out more about the guns beyond the seller’s description, click the links to GunReports.com to get specifications and unbiased testing information.
Stoeger Coach Gun
The Stoeger Coach Gun comes in several variations, so finding one for the right price can be a challenge, since it’s not always clear exactly which model is which when you’re shopping. But they’re good guns, according to a GunReports.com evaluation: “…Short barrels, light weight, decent workmanship, low price, and excellent function resulted in our liking the Coach Gun very much. We’d change the auto safety and cut the trigger pull weights, and maybe shorten the stock for home defense.”
The Stoeger Coach Gun being auctioned in Item #10033808 is listed by a retail store in Indiana. It had a starting bid price of $389.99 for a wood-and-stainless 12 gauge. The Seller’s Description said the gun came with Double Chokes (IC & M), had an overall length of 36.5 inches and an LOP of 14.5 inches. The auction had four days to run on Wednesday.
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Browning BAR
When John M. Browning demonstrated his first machine gun—a .45/70 caliber prototype—it smoked up the Colt factory’s firing tunnels by letting loose 200 rounds at six rounds per second without a hitch. Naval Ordnance was somewhat interested, having talked over the need for a lightweight gun that could serve with landing parties as a replacement for the 90-pound Gatling gun. With no war in sight, the Army wasn’t interested at all. The year was 1891.
Little more than a month before the United States entered the war against Germany in 1917, Browning officially demonstrated his two newest brainchildren for an audience of senators, representatives, military officers, and assorted members of the press. One entry was a .30 caliber, water-cooled machine gun capable of discharging 600 rounds per minute. The other was a rifle light enough to be carried by a foot soldier, fired from the shoulder or hip and instantly convertible from single shot to fully automatic fire at 480 rounds per minute. The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was an immediate hit. It wasn’t until World War I hit home in April that Browning’s machine gun joined it.
While both designs—or refinements thereof—are still in service with the U.S. Military, the BAR made a successful transition to the sporting firearms market. Its civilian dress differs considerably from its GI garb, and, of course, the civilian model is not capable of fully automatic fire. Outside of that, it’s much the same rifle Browning brought to Washington in 1917.
In the Auction Arms auction for Item# 9800807, “mayman” is a North Carolina-based seller of a Fine grade Browning BAR 7mm Rem Mag semiauto rifle.
From his description, he says, “This is a Browning BAR 7MM Magnum semi-auto rifle. Stamped on the barrel on the left side is ‘Made in Belgium by Fabrique Nationale. Assembled Portugal.’ The barrel length is 24 inches. The front sight is mounted on the barrel, the rear sight is missing. The condition of this rifle would be excellent except that on the left side of the barrel, near the muzzle, there is a patch where the original factory bluing was worn off. I touched up the patch with some cold blue and it looks pretty good, but you can see that it is not perfect, if you look closely. Otherwise this rifle is in as new condition with no other scratches, dings, dents or gouges or rust of any kind. This auction includes a Leupold Vari-X III 3.5X10-50mm scope which is in factory new condition. The scope is mounted low over the bore in a set of Leupold rings and bases which are correct for this rifle. The auction also includes a nice leather sling which also appears new. The family wants to start the bidding at $875.
Item# 9800807 is a no reserve auction with an $857 starting bid. It’s a “Basic Style Auction,” in which the seller doesn’t specify a hidden Reserve price, and the Starting Price offered is a price the Seller is willing to Sell at. So if a person places a bid in a Basic style auction, the Seller is obligated to sell at that price.
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