A few hundred to multiple thousands depending on specifics
Value is too difficult to be accurate without seeing the gun. Condition which includes the amount of original finish and original configuration will determine value. Recommend taking it to a gun shop for appraisal.
4500.00 It certainly depends on the type and extent of the damage. To the wood, medal or both? It is not a long extractor gun, correct? Also the engravers might add to the value. Figure of the wood could be a plus. The 458 mag is a desirable caliber.
Hundredths.
Between $3,000 and $4,000, depending on condition. The Mdl 70 .458 was only made in Supergrade, which has a value about double that of a standard model 70.
Your rifle was made in 1968 at FN Belgium. What grade is the rifle? The 1968 gun law forced Browning to start using the "L" in all of the long action rifles. It is difficult to know what grade a person may have based soley upon the serial number. For example, in 1967 the Safari Grade had the "L", the Medallion Grade had the "X" and the Olympian Grade had a "P". From 1968 until the end of production in 1975, the long action rifles had an "L" in all of the long action rifles (.300 Win, .308 Norma, .338, .458, .375 and 7 mm). Your Browning has a factory pad. It could be a short or long extractor as in 1968 Browning went to the short extracor, but still had some excess receivers left in the long extractor configuration. The long extractor is worth a little more money. Browning made a lot of 7 mm Bolt Actions (approx 8200 total and about 439 in 1968), so they are not as sought after from a collectors stand point. Your rifle may also have a salt wood stock. Numerous rifles have been produced under the Browning trade name over the years. 7mm is the caliber, and 8L-47828 is the serial number. To answer your question, you need all of the markings from the rifle, including the model number and place of manufacture (e.g., Belgium, Japan, etc.). In any event, for a gun with collectors' value, the most important element is condition. Without all of that information, no value can be estimated.
It would be seven thousand.
100-1500 depending on specifics
At this time S P fjestads blue book of gun values rates a browning olympian grade rifle between 3,500-7,750 dollars depending on the amount of original finish remaining.The low end is for a rifle with 60% original finish,and the high end is for a fine specimen with 98% original finish remaining.
500 USD or so
it was made in 1958
depending on the condition 80 to 120. they were cheap guns. made for a department store. mines only worth bout 100
Answer The 1971 bolt action (short extractor) is not considered as collectible as the pre 1968 bolt actions (Long Extractor). The Medallion Grade Short extractor sells for $1900-2100 depending on condition. The Olympian Grade is selling for $5200-5600 depending on condition. If a person is a true collector, short extractors are just another variation to put into the collection so it shouldn't matter, but it does to many. I would be curious to know what grade you have as in 1968 the national gun laws changed. This forced Browning to change the prefix letter on the three grades for the long action (.300 Win, .308 Norma, .375 H&H, .338, 7 mm and .458 Win) to an "L" instead of the traditional "X" in the Medallion Grade and "P" in the Olympian Grade. So, just going by the serial number it is hard to say what grade a person has for those rifles made from 1968-1975. Give me a call at 417-830-5588 and I will confuse you even more. Browning Collector Answer We're going to assume the standard Safari Grade instead of the more elaborate Medallion or Olympian grade. That is properly known as the FN Browning Bolt Action rifle, and is highly collectable. It was made in 1971. Assuming there is no evidence of salt wood, excellent to mint condition examples of this rifle in .458 Mag are selling for around $1400-$1500. sales@countrygunsmith.net