old model century arms .270

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I have a older model century arms.270 that I can't find the model of, she's in great shape with sporty stock like the old Parker-hale 303 and 30-06
She's bolt action and got a top feed mag and there's a few odd markings like on the bottom of the clip there's a small crown and "40" and on the iron by the bolt there's a lower case letter "a", there's a capital "B" before the serial number and a capital "B" circled after the serial number
Besides that the only thing the gun says is century int'l arms St. Albans vt. USA , I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what model this gun is and what year it was made and where it was made

I'm going to try to add a picture shortly
Thanks in advance for any help/info

http://imgur.com/a/JdEdL
 
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First off I cant add to who made the reciever, maybe post in milsurp, you might get a better answer there. Century used to overhaul old milsurps just like Parker Hale and BSA used to, taking old actions, and sporterising them. They did quite a few in the 80s and 90s. You could get actions that were rebarrelled to 270/30-06 etc. That said, anyone could have put this rifle together, and the stock doesnt look like anything I have seen before on a Century assembled gun.
 
I once had a a Herters Mauser that was rebarreled to .270. One of the dumbest things I ever did was sell that rifle, it fit me well, carried like a dream, and shot like a varmint rifle. I replaced the Mauser with my ZG-47, which I might not have acquired otherwise, so every cloud has a silver lining.

Your rifle looks to be a fine specimen; I appreciate it's lines. Personally I would loose the see through scope rings and mount the scope lower so it is nearer the bore, to make your cheek weld more intuitive and repeatable with the, iron sight friendly, low comb, even if it means removing the the rear sight. With the scope mounted high as it is, the comb will contact your chin rather than your cheek. If the scope was mounted in low QD rings, a detachable aperture sight, would be superior to the open rear sight, should iron sight shooting become necessary or desirable.

I'd put the value north of $500, but less than $700. By the way, I agree with Dosing, it doesn't look like any Century Arms rifle, I've ever seen.
 
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thanks for the info, i had the gun up for trade, hoping to trade for another gun and someone wanted to know what the model was and he said he was thinking along those lines as well
 
Probably a restocked (or, maybe a special order) "Centurion 98 Sporter', with Winchester type shroud mounted safety, new 22" barrel (the "standard" grade did not have sights) and a new replacement bolt handle with wood or synthetic stock.
They sold them around 325.00 $ in the early '90's.
 
Baribal said:
Probably a restocked (or, maybe a special order) "Centurion 98 Sporter', with Winchester type shroud mounted safety, new 22" barrel (the "standard" grade did not have sights) and a new replacement bolt handle with wood or synthetic stock.
They sold them around 325.00 $ in the early '90's.
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Looks like a standard '98 wing safety on it....
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Probably why the super high mounts.
 
I agree Hitzy, it might be me, but I couldn't see the bolt release in the pics, although you can see the thumb relief in the action in the left side.
 
Bolt handle looks stubby in the pics, might just be bent and ground to profile rather then replaced. Looks like a very basic type of sporter/conversion
 
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