Winchester model 70 Value

[Tlock]

@Andy54Hawken do you have a centerfire bolt-action long gun?

You buying it for Andy?

 

[quneur]

Thank you to all for your input. The riflings look very clean and performed 1.5 moa at 200 yds, this weekend. I could not agree more that it is an amazing rifle. It is not my only 30-06 and there are several Featherweights in the safe. If I didn't have others, one would need to remove it from my cold dead hands.

Quite the rifle. If it were me, I'd see what the rifle would replace instead of getting rid of it.

 

[trevi]

@Andy54Hawken do you have a centerfire bolt-action long gun?

Andy's rifle started the war.

 

[MTpockets]

You buying it for Andy?

First we need a price. If it doesn't get too high....

...I would be willing to cover the first $101, the middle $101, and the final $101.

Edit to add: When I saw the rifle, I thought it looked like something that Andy might need if he was forced to hunt modern season.
Tell me that doesn't look like it belongs to Andy.

 

[echo1]

First we need a price. If it doesn't get too high....

...I would be willing to cover the first $101, the middle $101, and the final $101.

Edit to add: When I saw the rifle, I thought it looked like something that Andy might need if he was forced to hunt modern season.
Tell me that doesn't look like it belongs to Andy.

I'm thinking 1873 Trapdoor is as modern as Andy would get, PAX

 

[MTpockets]

I'm thinking 1873 Trapdoor is as modern as Andy would get, PAX

I think this rifle would appreciate Andy's ownership.
I will also cover the shipping, and gift @Coonan357 a Bronze Supporting Membership for a year.

 

[P7M13]

Didn't Andy have a 1903 Sporter which someone blew up using their reloads?

 

[Coonan357]

Quite the rifle. If it were me, I'd see what the rifle would replace instead of getting rid of it.

What do you mean by "replace"

Such as, what else is available in this price range?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Didn't Andy have a 1903 Sporter which someone blew up using their reloads?

It was a lovely Remington 03A3....
The fella who did this...did not know they were reloads...He bought ammo at a gun show.
( he was new to guns )
Andy

Remington 03A3

• Andy54Hawken
• May 25, 2017

 

[Andy54Hawken]

First we need a price. If it doesn't get too high....

...I would be willing to cover the first $101, the middle $101, and the final $101.

Edit to add: When I saw the rifle, I thought it looked like something that Andy might need if he was forced to hunt modern season.
Tell me that doesn't look like it belongs to Andy.

I think this rifle would appreciate Andy's ownership.
I will also cover the shipping, and gift @Coonan357 a Bronze Supporting Membership for a year.

Wow...and thank you for high regard / kind thoughts.
Andy

 

[coop44]

Ten or fifteen years ago this would have sold between $1000 and $1200. But now, $700 to $900 is more likely a selling price.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Speaking only for myself here....

The value of this Winchester lies not in a dollar amount.
But in the fact that it is a pre-64 / pre-war Model 70 that is is in excellent shape...
And begs to be taken out hunting and shooting.
To be used...and appreciated for the workmanship that went into its making.

Andy

 

[jbett98]

The reason I asked about the matching serial numbers on the model 70, is that some years ago, I drove down to Salem from Portland to look at buying a pre WW2 model 70 from an estate.
The deceased gentleman had a large collection of hunting rifles, which included multiple model 70's.
When I showed up to the residence, the granddaughter brought out the rifle, only to find out that Gramps had hidden all the rifle bolts separately from the rifles so they would be childproof.
She had sold or given away the other model 70's not knowing the bolts are serialized to a specific gun.
The price dropped concideratly once I pointed this out, since she had no inclination to help me find the other person who had the right bolt that fit the rifle.

 

[Grumpy 1]

If I am not mistaken only 14 m70s were produced in 1944. I would think if true it is a unicorn. PRE64WIN is where I got this info.

 

[Grumpy 1]

If I am not mistaken only 14 m70s were produced in 1944. I would think if true it is a unicorn. PRE64WIN is where I got this information. Serial number range made in 1944 is 49984 - 49997

 

[jbett98]

Easy enough to check on with a serial number.

Winchester Dates of Manufacture

 

[Spitpatch]

This is a very good gun. As someone who has always been on the lookout for a Pre-64 Model 70 (has to be in .270), but have never owned one, I believe this gun would bring $1200 or more.

The sticky wicket is to find the buyer (dealer, hunter, or otherwise) that wants THAT caliber. (Or, as a collector, wants THAT year of manufacture.)

I am not well-versed enough in these guns to comment on it's early manufacture date/serial number and how that might add to the gun's value, but I would say it certainly could not hurt. If I seem to have professed any expertise at all here, is is the reader's mistake.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

If I am not mistaken only 14 m70s were produced in 1944. I would think if true it is a unicorn. PRE64WIN is where I got this info.

If that is truly the case then the price just spiked!

ETA;
Some quick research and calculating show that Serial Numbers 49984 through 49997 were the only Model 70's produced in 1944.
That's a good tidbit of knowledge to keep in one's pocket while looking over tables at a gun show!

 

[Grumpy 1]

If that is truly the case then the price just spiked!

ETA;
Some quick research and calculating show that Serial Numbers 49984 through 49997 were the only Model 70's produced in 1944.
That's a good tidbit of knowledge to keep in one's pocket while looking over tables at a gun show!

bubblegum I let the cat out of the bag, I should have just said "I'll take it". Life is just a learning lesson.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

bubblegum I let the cat out of the bag, I should have just said "I'll take it". Life is just a learning lesson.

Yessir! You may have thoroughly pewed the scrooch with that tidbit of info!