[rhmc24]

Value of a 'parts gun'? I can't think of a sensible 'fits all' answer. But in the end I think it depends on supply and demand, like most everything else. I have paid what a whole beater is worth just to get a couple parts I want - and hope to do something, sometime with the rest. On at least one job, one of those parts I didn't want/need became important later. 'Worth' is also a flexible thing, depends on the collectibility of the derelict being parted. A Colt SAA in 'parts' condition would be worth more than a Police Positive the same vintage both in dollars and in percentage.