found this add;



Winchester Model 70, 30/06 caliber, standard rifle. Mfr. in 1950. 100% new in its original box with papers. Mint bore, original sights. Low comb stock to original buttplate



how much would you pay for this gun??

I wouldn't give more than $400 for that rifle, it's ugly!

Even if you think it's ugly, at a mythical $400 purchase price, you could at least resell it for a rather handsome profit!

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At this point, I wouldn't buy it unless it was ridiculously cheap.

Reason being it is now an investment only piece. New and unfired - okay, maybe someone wants to buy it to shoot, but then you'd ruin the "new and unfired" and it would just be another pre-64 albeit in really good shape. If you just want a good pre-64 M70 to shoot, especially a garden variety .30-06, there are lots and lots of them in very good to excellent shape still around for 1/3 the asking price of this one.

As an investment - that's pretty dicey. What did it cost in 1950 - about $125, maybe $175? I honestly don't know but that's pretty close, right? The ASKING (not necessarily the gettin') price now is $1999. If you had put $175 in any of several good stocks in 1950, I'm thinking they would be worth a lot more than $1999 today.

Someone held onto it too long so that now it's neither a really good, sure fire investment piece but it is way to pricey for a shooter.

'Course, if someone just wants a "new and unfired" American icon just to say they have one, why not?

I would be very cautious about such an ad. If it is new-in-box, why would the advertiser also say "mint bore"? After all, NIB is supposed to mean NIB. Why would a NIB rifle have anything other than "original sights". And while I don't know when M70's went from "low" comb to "high" comb, something here sounds fishy.

How about it whtailtaker? Are you trying to jerk our chain?

I have a 1949 wincester model 70 that has a mint bore , 95% blue and a couple of scrathes in the stock(big deal)original butt plate . I paid $550 for it about 2 years ago .



Mine came with a mint old 4x weaver and redfield mounts. It has a leupold varix III 3.5x10 and new leuplod rings and bases now. So I would give about that ($550) for it.



$1500 is too much

I'll bet it didn't cost more than $75.00 in 1950.

The 1950 "list price" for a Standard Rifle in 270 and 30/06 was $123.25.

I believe the high comb stocks became available in 1952

Yeah, but that's the "list" price not the dicount gunstore price.

With most guns being "Proof Tested" at the factory, how can they claim "unfired"??? And how would you know either way?? Bill T

Today as described that rifle would bring about $2500., give or take $500. to a collector....If I had it then it would take $2500 plus shipping or I would not sell it..Any new in the box M-70 is better than the stock market or returns.