M14 Forum

1KPerDay · January 22nd, 2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailormilan2

Check out Gunbroker.com for Tanker prices. There is currently a Fed Ord Tanker on there and his asking price is $1100.

That "asking price" will never be met, IMO. Check completed auctions to find out what they actually sell for. But not a lot are listed so you may not find any.

IMO, $600ish is about what you can expect to get out of it if you find the right buyer. If it has desirable parts in good condition you may get more. If you get a really uninformed guy who thinks that "tankers" were actually used in service, or someone who thinks Federal Ordnance is a military armory, you might get more. But I would inform any buyer, so I'd probably not get the most out of it. Fed Ord is generally not well-regarded in general. They made some good stuff; they also made some garbage. If it runs flawlessly and shoots reasonable groups, sounds like it's a good one to me.

No way you'll get anywhere close to $1100 out of it.

1KPerDay · January 22nd, 2012, 10:19 AM

Here's a couple pics of my Fed Ord fyi

jismail · January 22nd, 2012, 10:43 AM

My FedOrd M14 shoot just fine, and I have no issues with quality, in fact, when I look at the new SA's M1As on the rack, I would take my FedOrd over any one of them..... I would not be too concerned about it as long as you inspect it and give it a test fire to ensure things are all up to snuff.