Used M1 Super90 price check

[Rob Tompkins]

I saw a used M1 Super90 in a local gun store today. It was tagged as having a 25.5' barrel and looked like a +4 mag tube. Barrel had a vent rib & bead. Black synthetic stock.

Overall the gun looked like c*-p. The receiver had been painted black and a lot of the paint was chipped (underlying original finish looked bead blasted) off but everything else seemed to have an original finish. However the bolt seemed to work fine and was very smooth but quite dusty in side.

The tagged price was ~$600 so with 8% sales tax, out the door it would have been ~ $650. I don't know how many rounds fired but I'm guessing quite a lot. I'd want to take thus gun and open up the loading port, get it refinished, replace the tube with a +6 or even +7, and add a side saddle, etc.

My question to the collective wisdom of this group is: Given the need (ok desire) to have it refinished and replace the mag tube, is $650 for a very well used (history unknown) M1 a good or bad deal?

[mscott]

The price is good for an M1, but from your description of the condition I might look around and spend a few more $$$ on something in better shape.

[J.Schmitt]

good deal, you can tell alot by looking at the extractor, it either has some wear or it was replaced. it is real hard to wreck a shotgun. it it is mechanically sound it will run.

[Long Range]

Get an American on sale and don't worry about it. Same (or similar) wonderful recoil pad too.