New Baby

06 March 2009, 06:51

Magnum Hunter1

New Baby

OK I did it. Like I needed one, I bought another rifle. Its a 1951 vintage Winchester Model 70 in .300 H&H. Now, what do I scope it with and what do I feed it????? It is pretty though.

06 March 2009, 07:06

James Cardwell

Mag Hunter, You will love her and hope she shoots as well as mine. I picked up mine a year ago at the spring Tulsa gun show. I had been wanting one for my first trip to SA for PG. Went there to look for one and on the last day I found her on one of the last rows. She's a custom job built on a pre-war 70 action. She came with EAW mounts and Swaro 6X. Got her home and fed her some handloads with 180 gr TSX. After five shots I thought I had bought a lemon, I could only see two holes in target. On further review four where in same hole. I almost cried (LOL). Can't wait for her to see Africa in my arms. Good luck with you NEW BABY hope you were as lucky as I was. JC

07 March 2009, 05:09

ar corey

quote:
Originally posted by James Cardwell:
Mag Hunter, You will love her and hope she shoots as well as mine. I picked up mine a year ago at the spring Tulsa gun show. I had been wanting one for my first trip to SA for PG. Went there to look for one and on the last day I found her on one of the last rows. She's a custom job built on a pre-war 70 action. She came with EAW mounts and Swaro 6X. Got her home and fed her some handloads with 180 gr TSX. After five shots I thought I had bought a lemon, I could only see two holes in target. On further review four where in same hole. I almost cried (LOL). Can't wait for her to see Africa in my arms. Good luck with you NEW BABY hope you were as lucky as I was. JC

Since when are rifle's feminine?

I used to be into hi-fi 2 watt triode amps and these tube amps sounded so sweet and blissful they were worthy girls but a rifle?

07 March 2009, 05:36

Dall85

If it were mine I would scope it with a new Leupold VXII 3X9X40 in matte finish. If you want a true classic, maybe an older B&L 2.5X8 with adjustable mounts.

Great caliber; save some money and go to Africa on a plains game hunt, or maybe NZ for Stag and Tahr, or maybe the west for mule deer!

07 March 2009, 06:14

James Cardwell

ar corey, When they have beautiful wood, lines, and are bitching when you squeeze them.

07 March 2009, 06:54

Magnum Hunter1

I am actually looking at going on my third safari. I bought it to complement my M-70 in .375 H&H. Sort of the pair thing. Who's got brass?

07 March 2009, 22:40

James Cardwell

Sorry Mag Hunter not telling I'm trying to buy all I can.

I bought some Norma from Midway.

12 March 2009, 00:12

Magnum Hunter1

Thanks a lot James! I did get your PM. Thanks for real.

12 March 2009, 00:39

MHC_TX

I picked up a mint Winchester pre64 M-70 Supergrade in 300H&H a couple years ago. I put a matte 3.5-10x40mm Leupold Vari-X 3 on mine, in Talley Mounts. It really wants to be a varmit rifle, as it will put five 200 grain Nosler Partitions into one ragged hole.

18 March 2009, 07:25

Thomas Jones

What you MUST do with it is, take a picture and post it ! Man ! Then we all know what we are talking about.
What you gonna hunt with it ? Remember old John nosler himself was using a 300 H&H on moose when he got the idea for the partition.
Its a great round, I have found the tapperd cases are great for accuracy.
all the X57 mauser offspring have shot well for me.
Good luck with your ultra cool new rifle...tj3006

18 March 2009, 09:07

Jon Beutler

quote:
Originally posted by Thomas Jones:
What you MUST do with it is, take a picture and post it ! Man ! Then we all know what we are talking about.
What you gonna hunt with it ? Remember old John nosler himself was using a 300 H&H on moose when he got the idea for the partition.
Its a great round, I have found the tapperd cases are great for accuracy.
all the X57 mauser offspring have shot well for me.
Good luck with your ultra cool new rifle...tj3006

I would have to agree with this post. for all we know, its the milkman's baby!