Pre-64 Win Model 70 Value help

9.3mauser said:
I wouldn't offer you more than $650 for it, mostly because of the fine engraving job on the receiver.
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He's asking for value, not what you would buy it for on the basis of flipping it and making money. :rolleyes:

It's a pre-64 Featherweight in a popular caliber. It would fetch $900 any day of the week on the EE and would be a great rifle at that price. A Savage Axis package is $400 these days and it's junk compared to this fine rifle. It's 2014, $1000 doesn't go far anymore.
 
I was giving my opinion of the value, not making an offer. A number of subsequent posters agreed with me, so I think I'm in the right ballpark. When and if this rifle turns up on the EE I won't be making any offers on it. If you want to pay the OP $1000 for it, go right ahead and cut him a cheque.

As far as the condition of this rifle goes, the scrawl on the side of it ruins any collector value. There's no way to repair that that would restore the original value. It's a full length action chambered for a short cartridge, which has absolutely no interest to me whatsoever. It's in too nice a shape to just part out for the action, and shoots too well to rebarrel. So what the OP has is a nice old Winchester that would make a good hunting rifle, but has no collector value.
 
AP said:
different strokes for different folks...dutch has put some money on the line. Dont know if the rifle is intended to be sold .. but fwiw - Dutch said he'd pay $600.00 .. might be worth $750 - 1200. BUT its dollar value is restricted to what someone will pay when you want to sell it.

I used to purchase/collect Leica camera's .. lots of them would show up for sale with a SIN engraved. That would cut the value by at least 50% or more. Yes - you could use them .. but if you got in bind and decided to sell them .. the engraving was a big PROBLEM.

As a "user" I would be comparing this rifle to a short action ZKK; with a slight nod to the ZKK for accuracy and offsetting concession to the Winchester for the nice looking stock .. bottom line -- I wouldnt go over $650 - $675 delivered particularly with the featherweights aluminum bottom medal and the pretty common calibre,
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This pretty much sums it up, "anything " your selling is only worth what someone is willing to give you for it. Period !!

I have been using Win M-70's since the early 70's. I just like them. But personally I think all the hype about the pre 64's being so wonderful is just that hype. The ones immediate post 64 were a little rough to say the least. But the ones they are making now are in my opinion the very best they ever turned out.

I concur with the with the price range of 600 - 650.
 
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One real problem is that the build quality of the new FN M70s is so good that the value of the early Winnies has actually taken quite a hit. Before FN started up production, the early rifles in the shape yours is in might go for 12-1300, even though it is a 308 and not something more esoteric. I think the 750 figure is quite fair for what is now sort is just another fine old rifle.
 
I was just checking out Switzer's auction online, in progress as I write this, and a Model 70 standard grade, .270, sold for $600. Add 15% buyer's premium ( auctioneers tax) and it comes to $690 before taxes or shipping. It seems to be in very good condition, a little more used than the one in this thread, but without the scrawl on the side.
 
What about one in 300H&H in original as new condition? I have a line on one. Also have a line on a more recent one in the same caliber, an XTR with a synthetic stock in good condition but you can tell it's been hunted a bit. Where do you guts place these at?
 
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