Lets see your pre 64 model 70's
- Thread starter crazy_davey
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- Central; Alberta
This is my 300 Win Mag Pre-64, Which is a rare one. I have hunted with it extensively and took my best Elk with it with 180 gr Partitions. Bubba did screw with it some and it was full length bedded with no release agent, so it will stay as is.
Hi Dave,...I used to own a Pre'64 Model 70 in 300 Win Mag......should have kept that one.....
PS...your 300 and my 250 Ackley would look good on a hunt together
I was frigging shaking when I saw that
now,..to figure out exactly what the chamber is...the barrel is stamped 250 Magnum but the old fellow that owned it left a note with the rifle, which I have, saying it was rechambered to 257 Ackley Magnum.....it is a belted case,..I can see the belt recess in the chamber......it's about .10" shorter to the neck than a 7 Mag case.....
Shortened 300 H&H brass, necked down to 25 cal, Ackley shoulder. - dan
- Location
- Central; Alberta
Hi Dave,...I used to own a Pre'64 Model 70 in 300 Win Mag......should have kept that one.....
PS...your 300 and my 250 Ackley would look good on a hunt together
We could then play "rate your bubba" game as well
Dirt rats will be out in force soon
well I lucked into a another Pre 64 Model 70 today thanks to a great guy in a local gunshop...it's as tragic as it is interesting...here are a few pics......the last pic tells the tragic tale......if you like Pre'64 Model 70's and are the least bit squeamish about what gunsmiths may have done to them in the past...don't look at the last picture...
It dates to 1955.
I was looking at that on Sunday. Do we know any more about it since then???
ps: and the answer is YES....I was the one who told him to call you...
Just swapped a Swarovski onto my 300 H&H so I'll add a picture of it here. It's all original and in pretty near perfect condition. It's no problem to shoot with the steel butt plate if you're wondering. It's also probably my favourite hunting rifle and sees lots of action every spring and fall.
Had the camera out so here's a picture of my Westerner in 264 Win Mag. I got this one and the stock had been cut by the original owner (he was a short guy) so I found a Winchester factory replacement stock for a pre-64. It's not in quite as nice shape as the 300 or 375 but still really good and it also sees a lot of hunting.
Had the camera out so here's a picture of my Westerner in 264 Win Mag. I got this one and the stock had been cut by the original owner (he was a short guy) so I found a Winchester factory replacement stock for a pre-64. It's not in quite as nice shape as the 300 or 375 but still really good and it also sees a lot of hunting.
- Location
- AB foothills
Well, after a long wait I finally got my all original 1953 .270. I was a skeptical about the deal from the start as the person who contacted me had only posted here twice and the rifle was not actually his. It was his elderly neighbors that had bought it and all of its accessories in 53 and in all these years it had never changed, just hunted with. It has a Redfield Bear Cub 4x scope sitting in Leupold rings and the original sling. After a good cleaning and trigger adjustment tonight I could tell for sure that action had never been taken out of its stock. The dust and dirt smelled almost 60 years old
Pics and range report to come this weekend.
Pics and range report to come this weekend.
- Location
- AB foothills
Just swapped a Swarovski onto my 300 H&H so I'll add a picture of it here. It's all original and in pretty near perfect condition. It's no problem to shoot with the steel butt plate if you're wondering. It's also probably my favourite hunting rifle and sees lots of action every spring and fall.
Hey Matt, mind if I ask what your load is for your H&H? I have been playing with the 200g TXS but have not had much luck in the accuracy department and I have tried almost everything
7mmBRmostly
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Hi Guys I have read blue book and other notes about Sears JC Higgins Model 70s which stopped at 1962. Given the wood is inferior, but how much lower value are these rifles than those pedigree Wins produced along side them?
- Location
- AB foothills
Well, after a long wait I finally got my all original 1953 .270. I was a skeptical about the deal from the start as the person who contacted me had only posted here twice and the rifle was not actually his. It was his elderly neighbors that had bought it and all of its accessories in 53 and in all these years it had never changed, just hunted with. It has a Redfield Bear Cub 4x scope sitting in Leupold rings and the original sling. After a good cleaning and trigger adjustment tonight I could tell for sure that action had never been taken out of its stock. The dust and dirt smelled almost 60 years old
Pics and range report to come this weekend.
The finish has flaked off like they all did but is in otherwise good shape. I also found out last night that the scope is from a little bit later than 53 so maybe it was changed in the late fifties or early sixties.
I was thinking with this one I will probably remove the sights, chop the barrel down a bit, refinish the stock and maybe put a 6-18 by 50mm Bushnell Banner on it
