Browning Sweet 16 Value

Harry G. Hunter · May 30, 2010, 07:16 AM

I have a Browning Sweet 16. Thinking about selling it. The gun was built around 1939. The stock, and blueing are in very good conidition. It has a plain barrel.

What is it worth?

BigJimP · May 30, 2010, 06:18 PM

A photo would really help ...

how long are the barrels ?
what is the length of pull ?
what is the choke on each barrel ?

jaguarxk120 · May 30, 2010, 06:41 PM

The best way is to check the closed auctions on the different auction sites.

By the way a Sweet 16 is a auto loader and has only one barrel. The OP did not mention a second accesory barrel.

BigJimP · May 31, 2010, 12:36 PM

Browning referred to some of their O/U's over the years in 16ga as "sweet 16's" as well ....but you're right / he didn't mention 2 barrels - it was my assumption. Who knows what he meant ?? Since he said, 1939 ... I may have wrongly assumed it was a SXS or an O/U ??

we still need photo / specs on the gun.

jaguarxk120 · May 31, 2010, 12:40 PM

It still comes down to condition and what the market is willing to pay for the Sweet 16. They usually command a higher price over other models.

BigJimP · May 31, 2010, 05:53 PM

I agree - and hopefully he responds with specs on the gun and photos. I always like seeing photos of a gun that's been around awhile.

16 ga's in general - in my area - don't typically demand a premium. ( but I have one in my safe / that I've had since I was a kid ).

There isn't anything wrong with a 16ga / but the lack of gague specific competitions for the 16ga ( when we have them for the 12, 20, 28ga and the .410 ) - and the versatility of screw in chokes / and an abundance of commercial shells in light 12ga / and heavy 20ga shells ...kind of left the 16ga out in the cold over the last 30 yrs or so, in my opinion.

Virtually all I shoot anymore in a 12ga are 1oz loads ( which is in the wheelhouse for the 16ga ) ....but a lot of my buddies even shoot 7/8 oz loads in a 12ga ....making the 12ga pretty versatile for a lot of shooters - so buyers for a 16ga in my area are often buying based on nostalgia.

May 30, 2010, 07:16 AM	#1
Harry G. Hunter Junior Member Join Date: May 22, 2010 Posts: 5	Browning Sweet 16 Value I have a Browning Sweet 16. Thinking about selling it. The gun was built around 1939. The stock, and blueing are in very good conidition. It has a plain barrel. What is it worth?

May 30, 2010, 06:18 PM	#2
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	A photo would really help ... how long are the barrels ? what is the length of pull ? what is the choke on each barrel ?

May 30, 2010, 06:41 PM	#3
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	The best way is to check the closed auctions on the different auction sites. By the way a Sweet 16 is a auto loader and has only one barrel. The OP did not mention a second accesory barrel.

May 31, 2010, 12:36 PM	#4
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Browning referred to some of their O/U's over the years in 16ga as "sweet 16's" as well ....but you're right / he didn't mention 2 barrels - it was my assumption. Who knows what he meant ?? Since he said, 1939 ... I may have wrongly assumed it was a SXS or an O/U ?? we still need photo / specs on the gun.

May 31, 2010, 12:40 PM	#5
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	It still comes down to condition and what the market is willing to pay for the Sweet 16. They usually command a higher price over other models.

May 31, 2010, 05:53 PM	#6
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I agree - and hopefully he responds with specs on the gun and photos. I always like seeing photos of a gun that's been around awhile. 16 ga's in general - in my area - don't typically demand a premium. ( but I have one in my safe / that I've had since I was a kid ). There isn't anything wrong with a 16ga / but the lack of gague specific competitions for the 16ga ( when we have them for the 12, 20, 28ga and the .410 ) - and the versatility of screw in chokes / and an abundance of commercial shells in light 12ga / and heavy 20ga shells ...kind of left the 16ga out in the cold over the last 30 yrs or so, in my opinion. Virtually all I shoot anymore in a 12ga are 1oz loads ( which is in the wheelhouse for the 16ga ) ....but a lot of my buddies even shoot 7/8 oz loads in a 12ga ....making the 12ga pretty versatile for a lot of shooters - so buyers for a 16ga in my area are often buying based on nostalgia.