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Jack Best hardball 1911
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:00 pm
by salerno
Where can I find the approximate value of my Springfield .45 Ball gun built by Jack Best in 1991. Not much use as a ball gun. Shot it some as a wad gun.
Re: Jack Best hardball 1911
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:47 pm
by john bickar
Depends on condition, and how motivated you are to sell.
Around $1,000, give or take a few hundred, I would guess. There are a lot of factors at play. I wouldn't expect to get more just because it's one of Jackie's guns.
Re: Jack Best hardball 1911
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:21 pm
by GunRunner
Ive owned two of his guns, they were good shooters but he built them with mostly stock parts, mine were colts and I sold them if I remember right for around 900.00 and they had scope rails, id say being a springfield and if it has open sights, maybe 700.00 or so is fair market
Re: Jack Best hardball 1911
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:18 pm
by dronning
Fewer people are looking for hardball guns after the CMP changed the rules this year, so the prices have taken a small hit . A well built gun is still a well built gun though.
- Dave
Re: Jack Best hardball 1911
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:45 pm
by wv109323
Does it have an aftermarket barrel? Kart or Bar-sto. Jackie welded a lot of stock barrels and fit them. An aftermarket barrel would add value in my eyes. SA barrels were two piece and some people do not like them. Not sure of the market after the CMP changes this year. My guess $700 to a high of $1000.