Most appraisals are rather expensive for common guns. If he just wants to know what it is worth, describe and picture it here. He will get good information. In my opinion, the time to appraise a nominal loss for an insurance company is after the loss. As long as the gun is not a rare and valuable collector piece, I see the insurance company writing the check with no prior appraisal needed. A fifty dollar appraisal on a five hundred dollar gun is a waste of money. I am in the D.C. area and I appraise guns, but only those that should be appraised. Save your money.
