Win Model 70 in 35 Rem????

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Talked to a buddy tonight who I'd lost touch with for a while.
Anyways, his father recently passed away and he inherited a Winchester Model 70 in 35 Remington:confused:
Apparently it was his grandfather's original rifle.
He's doesn't hunt anymore (vegetarian wife:runaway:) and asked me if I was interested in buying it but have no idea of it's worth.

I'm hardly a Winchester guy but I'd have never imagined that a M70 would be chambered in 35 Rem?

Anyone know if this was a factory chambering?

I know I could use Google but I'm just too lazy.:D
 
No this .35Rem gun is not a rare & valuable M-70 !
I will however take it off your hands & even give ya $25 to boot for profit.
Please PM me with addy for check ;) :)
 
Winchester 70 in 35 Remington

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Beg, buy, borrow or steal it.

35 Remington is one of the scarce calibres. It will command a premium price from any Winchester collector.

If it belonged to his grandfather, it would probably be a pre-64 Model 70.

From my reference library:

"Model 70 Sporting rifle ...1936-1941.........and 1945-46"

".........rarer pre-1941 chamberings included 35 Remington, 7.65x53, 7x57, 250-3000 Savage and (perhaps) 9x57."

What it is worth depends upon condition, whether refinished or modified, etc.
One of my favorite sayings when asked about buying a rifle, and to name my own price is for me to tell the person ......"I CAN NOT BUY IT AND SELL IT BOTH."

To set your own price is a bit of a minefield. If it is too low and you buy it, and the seller finds out it is worth a lot more, he feels cheated. If you pay too much for it, you feel cheated. If you set a fairly high price, you might not get it, because the seller thinks that if you are willing to pay that much, someone else will pay more.

If he sets a price that is ridiculously low, then you can gently tell him that you think he is a bit low, and to be fair, you think that it is worth $50 or $100 more, and that is what you will give him for it. Chances are you will end up with the rifle, at a reasonable price that both of you can live with, and still remain friends.
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If you're that lazy ... you probably don't desreve it !

Do your homework then offer him a fair price.

If you don't buy it, then you're something else other than lazy as well !!!

And no offence intended nor implied. :p
 
No offence taken.;)
I AM lazy as a matter of fact.:D

I've gotten a few PM's wanting contact info for my buddy which makes me think it's worth something after all.

I probably won't buy it but I'll let my buddy know the best price I think he can get. Hopefully it's a bucket full of money.

Now if it were a real rare Remington 700 then I'd be buying it!:D
 
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So you're lazy and would prefer a 700 to a pre 64 M-70!!??:D

You should at least tease us with pics. If the rifle was hard used that will effect the value, but if it was hardly used you pal could do reasonably well, although early M-70's in Canada don't seem to command the price they do in the US.
 
US prices seem out of this world.
I was sent an ad via PM this morning and they had a NIB Model 70 in 35 Rem for $28000.:eek:

My buddy said the gun was in "pretty good" shape. That could be interpreted many ways.

I'll see if he'll send me some pics.
 
Have a look at "Dave Riffle Sales" via your search engine ... you'll get an idea of what pre '64's are going for down south.

And the pre '64 Mod. 70's "trump" a 700 any day. :D
 
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I can't believe you would pass the opportunity to help your friend out by taking that rifle off his hands.

The .35Rem would be a pretty decent caliber in a good bolt action, like the Rifleman's Rifle...
 
In case you haven't got it yet the Model 70 in 35 rem. is highly desirable as a collectors piece, particularly if condition is excellent and still worth quite a bit in average condition. Or are you just floating a balloon to see who drools?
 
I've figured out by now it's worth some money, although I didn't think it was worth as much as it appears.
I'm not going to screw a friend I've had for 25 years to make some money. I have my own.:D

I'd rather he sell it and put the money towards his kid's college.


It seems like US is where it's going to get the best return.

Now, I just need a relative to leave me something in my will.:D
 
Boomer said:
A 700 is a decent rifle, but a pre-64 M-70 is an excellent rifle. Almost as good as a Brno, but not quite.
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I'm just a fan of 700's.
Never saw a M 70 that "did' it for me.
I agree on the BRNO's, I've had a few over the years but the 700 bug took over.

When I talk to my dad and tell him I bought another 700 his standard answer is, " You sure don't have much imagination, do you".

This coming from a guy who has a pile of SAKO's no less.
 
Then offer to put it on the Exchange Forum here for him, with a couple of good photos for "Best Offer" .... let him decide. He doesn't have to take
" the highest or any offer made" , and nothing ventured, nothing gained.
With a little luck, a CGN-er will make a good offer and it wo'nt go to the States !
 
for "Best Offer"
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Just a clarification - actually I believe on EE the rules dictate you must technically list with a selling price and then entertain offers from that. But if someone PMs "I'll take it" at the listed selling price then you are obliged to sell at that.
 
Whelen ...

Most everyone knows those asking prices are
a bit of a fantasy on the EE anyway ... BTT's
flourish like wild rasberry canes in a cut-over.

Good story, friend-of-a-friend ... what a dilema !
Hope they don't get grey-haired over it all.
 
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