Winchester Model 70 Featherweight XTR .270

Good condition...$500 maybe.
The push feed winnys don't command alot of premium in common calibers.
Still good guns.
 
$750 if in good condition. A new featherweight is $1400 plus tax at Epps. The XTR’s are fantastic rifles, push feed or no. If it where .257 Rob or 7x57 you’d be looking at a grand bare minimum, quite possibly more!
 
meatsticks said:
$750 if in good condition. A new featherweight is $1400 plus tax at Epps. The XTR’s are fantastic rifles, push feed or no. If it where .257 Rob or 7x57 you’d be looking at a grand bare minimum, quite possibly more!
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A grand you say....most I ever paid for one was $500, not sure I'm ready to dump this one, it is kind of nice. I guess I shop in different circles...
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Goodwin81 said:
Rifle was made in 1984 according the serial number. Does anybody have an idea of value in good condition?
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I picked up a 1981 Winchester model 70 XTR in 270 win with leupold bases and rings and a leupold 2-7x32 vari-x II along with the original walmnut stock and a bell and Carson fibreglass stock and a muzzle break for, I believe $650 or $700. I got it from P&D but they didn’t do any kind of basic function check. I quickly learned it couldn’t feed even a single round from the magazine.

A trip to western gun parts fixed the problem for a total investment of say $750 or less left me with one incredible rifle! I was shocked to see that it outshot my new production M70 by a fair margin. The trigger is one of the best I’ve pulled. It may have been worked over by a gunsmith - one certainly added a break and glass bedded the stock. No kidding, the fit and finish is amazing. Excellent bluing and the walnut is a higher grade than the new production M70.

There’s a stigma associated with the push feed models because everyone pined after the pre 64s but the quality issues were LONG worked out by the 80s. The XTR models in particular got a lot of “XTRa attention.”

These rifles are seriously undervalued!
 
Have an XTR Featherweight push-feed .280 in a Brown Precision stock with "bells and whistles" all done and Leupold 2.5-8x. Very light to carry in mountains and hills.

Next.. Have XTR Featherweight CRF .270 bedded in original stock with Decelorator pad and Leupold 2.5-8x. My deer rifle for a few years.

Next.. Have XTR Featherweight CRF .300WSM in original stock NIB. Bought other rifles and never did anything with this one, not selling as it was a good mate to the .270 I thought.

Current fave is Rem Stainless Mountain in.280. Came with B&C premium stock. Left it unmolested. Has Leupold 2.5-8x. A terrific rifle for anywhere.
 
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This is mine in 223. Only 1/12 twist though so it sits unused. Doubtful its seen much more than 100 rounds. 150 at the absolute max
 

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For all the hype of the Pre-64 versus Post-64, all the the Winnies I’ve ever owned (mostly push feeds and 2 CRF rigs) ; all of them shot really well. What’s not to like?

Currently have a CRF Portuguese assembled FN made .243 Lwt Compact. Shoots into dimes… good enough for the girl I go out with! Ha ha ha ha


And Brybenn: about that .223, I once owned a Coyote .223 with a 9” twist barrel about 20 years ago. That medium weight barrel shot like a house of fire out to 900 yards with the 75 grain Amax Boooolits and 25 grains of WC735 (surplus from Higginson Powders). Killed a tonne of gophers and groundhogs with it. :eek:


Cheers, Barney
Peace Be The Journey!
 
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This is mine in 223. Only 1/12 twist though so it sits unused. Doubtful its seen much more than 100 rounds. 150 at the absolute max
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As a 12-twist varmint/'yote gun, you have a lot of options in the 50-55gr bullets. Even the Berger 60gr will stabilize in a 12-twist. Could also rebarrel to an 8-twist for the 75's (my favorite in .223) or slightly heavier. Great little rifle!
 
mikeyb said:
As a 12-twist varmint/'yote gun, you have a lot of options in the 50-55gr bullets. Even the Berger 60gr will stabilize in a 12-twist. Could also rebarrel to an 8-twist for the 75's (my favorite in .223) or slightly heavier. Great little rifle!
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It likes 40gr nosler varmageddon bullets. I use a 1/9 twist 783 hb and the winny sits in the safe. Ive thought about rebarreling it to a 20 cal or 25/45 sharps. Or just sell it outright. I do like the stock on it though. Just not my choice of caliber
 
I paid $800 for a 1986 year model Featherweight model 70 in 30-06 late last year around Xmas time. It came with leupold bases and rings , no scope. Maybe a little high on the price range but it’s a bloody beautiful rifle , the wood , blueing , fit & finish etc etc are all miles and away above what $800 would buy you in store for a current model new gun of any manufacture.
I fitted a leupold M8 fixed 4x scope and zeroed it with Herters 180 grain soft points. Once dialled in it shot consistent 1.5 inch groups at 100 meters and was holding a 3.5 - 4 inch group at 300 meters.
With Sako brand 180 gamepoints it’s a sub-MOA rifle. Hard to beat that for $800 and a scope I had laying around in a drawer lol.
 
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