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I’ve been offered a Winchester 9422 Magnum in trade for a gun I have offered for sale in local classifieds. My gun is for sale at $750.
I don’t know much about 9422s, and never gave them much thought in the past. It looks like a fun gun and maybe a trade-up in value over the gun I have for sale.
This one has a serial number in the F150xxx range. The seller said that it was the 2nd year of production (can anyone verify?). It has smooth uncheckered stocks, carbine style-furniture with barrel band and flat buttplate. It has a Leupold scope mounted. The rear iron sight is still present. From photos, it appears to be in excellent condition, and since this would be a face-to-face trade, I could inspect before buying.
What is the market like for these? A quick glance, on GunBroker and some online classifieds show them mostly offered for over $1k, with a number of “sale pending” ads on Guns International in the $1000-$1500 range.
I figure if I make the trade, it would be primarily aimed at reselling or keeping as gunshow/trade fodder, unless I fall in love with it.
Do these have a following, or is it likely to be something I sit on for a long time?
What would the approximate street value of one of these be in VG+ condition? I’m assuming original condition; of course I’ll look for signs of rebluing, etc. before trading.
Did these come drilled/tapped for a scope from the factory? I seem to see a number listed with scopes. If not, does this detract from the value?
November 7, 2015
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I’ve had a couple of 95%+ 9422’s on my table for over a year. Great eye candy but everyone who looks at them has one at home or wants to tell you a story about one a relative has/had. The unchecked stocks supposedly appeal to some collectors but the checkered XTR models are better eye candy. I bought mine because they are high condition guns but that seems to be common with this model. Very poor trading material IMHO, I won’t trade for another after I sell the ones I have. I’ve been trying to get $1200 for the guns I have, one early 9422M and a later XTR.
The one you are looking at likely has a grooved receiver for scope mounting. They are great little shooters!
Mike
Good afternoon. I can’t tell you much about current value of a 9422 chambered in .22 WMR. There are other WACA Members here that certainly can but what you need to do first, if possible, is post as many pictures as you can take. If you are a forum member but not a WACA member (digital or full) you can’t post pix directly. You can post a link to a Web server where you’ve uploaded them.
As little as I know, if the 9422 is really in VG condition, including the bore and all original, $750 sounds good to me. Generally speaking, I don’t thing VG is going to attract collectors but the 9422 is an excellent, well designed and made carbine.
Before our real experts weigh in and give you the advice you need, tell us whether the manufacturer’s name on the buttplate is “Winchester Repeating Arms” or “United States Repeating Arms.”
I bought a 9422 for my young son and he still has it. The 9422 receiver has a pair of dovetailed grooves for “Tip-Off” scope mounts, so it isn’t necessary to d/t the receiver. Make certain the gun you’re considering is NOT drilled and tapped. It should have its original iron sights, including the sight hood.
The 9422 was developed to help Winchester recover its reputation for making high quality guns, after the 1964 bloodbath. The 9422 was and is popular and sold well but was expensive to make and production ceased when USRAC went bankrupt and the Winchester gunmaking assets were acquired, first by GIAT, a French holding company, and then, ultimately, by Herstal Group, a Belgian corporation that also owns Fabrique Nationale, Browning Arms Company, and has a partial ownership interest in Miroku, the Japanese manufacturing company.
My only other remark is you really should read an article written by John Barsness, published in an edition of Wolfe Publications’ Rifle magazine that explores the variable accuracy of the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire cartridge. The issue is not specific to 9422 magnums but Barsness wrote about the two he owned.
If possible, do make pics available so our guys [and girls] can help you. Believe me, you’ll get full measure and overflowing although it may take a day or two for them to see your post.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
If it’s as described, I’d make that trade – and think you should. If you make the trade, reach out to me. I’d give $750 for that rifle/scope combo as described 7 days a week!
koathmann said
I would buy that package for $750 in a heart beat
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Concur. Get it done.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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