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I really don't know a whole lot about these guns. Anyone have a ballpark idea what it might be worth. Thanks in advance
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I really don't know a whole lot about these guns. Anyone have a ballpark idea what it might be worth. Thanks in advance
New ab3 can be had for 599, so go from there
Pretty sure That one is not in same category as ab3 ,
Tell me the difference? Abolt,abolt2, abolt3 ? There all just abolts
Don't really know , I do know a few years back I bought a ab3 for around 400.00 dollars and the. A bolts were considerably more . The one in picture looks like the nicer version.
Me either they all look and feel the same to me
now there's big difference in the a and x bolt- Joined
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It should have 2 consecutive letters in the serial number. This will indicate the year made. From that you can determine if a 1,2, or 3.
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Original A-bolt and AB2 are very similar. AB3 is a different design.
Aside from serial #look up...to the OP, Does the mag drop out the bottom, or does it have a hinged floor plate? If it drops out...it's an AB3.
Is the bolt body round, or does it have flats? If Round...AB3. With flats...AB 1 or AB 2.
I also the think the bolts in the original abolt are similiar to x bolt instead of just the round metal design. There is also some other heavy duty parts vs the newer abolts. (2,3). It makes them more sought after.
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The 1 and 2 are very similar. both have "flats" cut in the bolt body. The 3 is a completely different design and has a round bolt body. The easiest way to tell if a 2 or 3 is the 2 has a hinged metal floor plate, the 3 has a plastic drop free mag.
All that is per the Browning website.
It's hard to tell from the pics, but I think he has an AB3 composite stalker. The trigger guard doesn't look correct, but it looks like a plastic drop mag.
