Good buy or bad buy - after the fact - lol.

[brent4hire]

Picked this up today from a local hunter...he bought it from a friend of his father's who had it all its life. Has below 100 rounds through it.

1984 Winchester Model 70 in .270 Win. Apart from a couple small dings in the stock it looks in great shape - rifling is perfect in it. It ain't the prestigious pre-64...far from it, but after a limbsaver is put on there I think it'll make a great beater for deer hunting. Opinions...

 

['Boo]

If you paid less than 500 bucks you did OK

 

[brent4hire]

$400.

 

[JasonS]

Personally, after Winchester reintroduced the CRF rifles in RH and LH actions made on new, modern machines the pre'64s lost a lot of value to me. You can buy a new CRF Model 70 and rebarrel it to a premium grade barrel for the cost of an old used pre'64.

 

[Woodbeef]

$400.

Naw for $400,it was'nt a good buy......................it was a Great Buy!!

 

[Trimmer 905]

Did you get the rear ramp sight with it,too??

 

[mikeystew]

Do you really need a limbsaver on a 270? personally i don't think it's necessary unless you are going to use it with a blown rotator cuff.

 

[brent4hire]

My plan is to put a decent scope ont here FFII, 3200 - something in the 200 range and leave at the camp as a good general use beater. Then again, I've been sufficiently surprised by some rifles I've bought used that I end up hoarding them - got a Savage 110c j a couple years ago for $200 that shot .5 groups with Winchester SuperX - I don't know if this will one copy that feat, but I figured for $400 in the condition it's in, what the heck...plus that short barrel makes for a fine brush gun.

 

[brent4hire]

Do you really need a limbsaver on a 270?

No...but I like buying add-ons...it's a sickness.

I actuallly do have a torn rotator and calcification in my right shoulder, but it doesn't stop me from burning cases of 3.5 12gauge all goose season, so I don't really NEED it on a 270...then again, with 3 other 270's, I didn't really NEED this M70 - lol.

 

[brent4hire]

Did you get the rear ramp sight with it,too??

Yup...don't know if I'll put it on or not. I'll have to yank those 1" rings off it too.

 

[mikeystew]

I actuallly do have a torn rotator and calcification in my right shoulder

... very well then. congrats on the new banger!

 

[firemachine69]

Do you really need a limbsaver on a 270? personally i don't think it's necessary unless you are going to use it with a blown rotator cuff.

I have a brake on my .308 winny...

 

[mikeystew]

I have a brake on my .308 winny...

LOL! hey, at least it's not a mossberg rimfire.
....really? a brake on a 308? you guys crack me up

 

[maddog221]

Very nice, congratulations on a sweet deal!

 

[brent4hire]

I have a brake on my .308 winny...

LOL - why did you put that there...did you decide you didn't need your hearing anymore?

I had a 280 with BOSS - shot it once in a gazeebo style range and forgtot to put the earplugs back in...never bought another gun with a mb.

 

[firemachine69]

Came that way stock on my Savage.


And she shoots like a kitten.

 

[Rembo]

$400.

THIEF

I recently sighted in a push feed M70 from the 70's in 300 Win Mag for a brother in law after sending his scope to Korth for a cleaning and recharge..darn thing out shot most of the rifles I had with me that day......

you did good