My wife's uncle passed away and while they are firearm friendly, I'm the only one approaching gun nut in the family, and I've received a decent number of firearms that I have no history with at all.
One of these is a Browning SA22, in what I think is the Grade 1 finish. If I am reading the serial code correctly it's a 1978 model. It's complete except the rear sight was removed to mount a 3-7x20 scope at some point. It looks to have been well kept, finish is nice and bright with almost no wear and only 3-4 pencil tip sized pits on the underside of the muzzle.
Do I dare fire this without getting it checked over and cleaned and maybe running a bore scope thru it?
Also, any idea what the value is on something like this?
One of these is a Browning SA22, in what I think is the Grade 1 finish. If I am reading the serial code correctly it's a 1978 model. It's complete except the rear sight was removed to mount a 3-7x20 scope at some point. It looks to have been well kept, finish is nice and bright with almost no wear and only 3-4 pencil tip sized pits on the underside of the muzzle.
Do I dare fire this without getting it checked over and cleaned and maybe running a bore scope thru it?
Also, any idea what the value is on something like this?
