What do you guys think of the wood stocked model 70 Winchesters? Saw one today in 300 Win magnum. It was used and in original shape. The Gun shop wanted $499. Quite a classy gun. I checked the library in my basement and found an article in the '95 Rifle Shooter magazine. It indicated that these were made in limited numbers.

Thanks for any help that you might have...

Jay

I have a stainless steel/walnut LH M-70 in .270. I love the way it looks (and shoots).

George

George,

Ditto! Except I couldn't just have one, I found two, and bought both of them - 30/06 LH.........One with a plain barrel, and one with the BOSS/CR, both new....They had been sitting in a local gun shop's inventory for six years.

Jay, Buy it! You'll wish you did. Go to the Winchester site, you won't find that gun, but the closest thing to it, is in the Custom gun section for $2900 for both RH/LH. I see your heading for the door.....ha, ha.

[ 02-02-2003, 22:15: Message edited by: CK ]

Thanks for the advise guys. I have a nice 3x9x50 Redfield Golden 5 star in matte stainless that might look real nice on this rifle. My wife and I just got home from visiting with my parents, I was all set to head to the store where this rifle is at to put it on lay away then I remembered that they close at 6:00pm. So I am going to have to wait till tomarrow. I have a couple of pistol that I can trade toward it, that way the second in command won't be too upset with me...

Thanks again, Jay

Deputy 450,

I have a Win 70 Custom classic in .338 Winnie. It has a full octagonal barrel & distinctive wood stock. The combination of Stainless & wood looks really good. If can get it for a good price grab it.

I know a Custom Shop custom is not really a custom but heck even if the less than desirable gob of thermoplastic bedding it shoots factory 200 Supreme Ballistic Silvertips 3 shots into 0.5 inch at 100 yards. I'm lucky so I'm not touching it.

My current model 70 is a LH walnut/stainless with the boss. It is a 30-06. Beautiful wood and accurate. I am not crazy abot the way the boss looks (or sounds!) BUT boy does it work! I get 1/2" 3-shot groups with 165 grain rem core lockts. I have mine topped with a silver 2.5 -8 power Leupold Vari X III. Buy it while you still can!

[ 02-03-2003, 06:08: Message edited by: Iron Buck ]

Mine is a RH 270. I wish I could find one in 30-06, but I am happy to find what I did. Shoots Remington green box 150 grain under 1 inch. I paid $495.00. Winchester is bringing out a special additon 300 win mag stainless with a wood stock this year. List price is about $1200. But you can probably get a break on that. It is Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation model (I think). I am saving my money to get one.

CK,

Winchester also has the wood/stainless RMEF Super Grade version (which doesn't cost no $2900). They're all just not custom.

For MSRP of $1159 - Which is alot compared to $499. Also note, they do not offer it in left hand, which I was refering to in my case.

[ 02-05-2003, 03:53: Message edited by: CK ]

I was just thinking out loud. I would get the LH 300 Winmag in an instant if I were you. I have only see three of the stainless-wood winchesters. One was a 22-250, that I really didn't need, and I had to go outside to keep from buying it.

Seen a stainless and wood stock Mod.70 in a gun shop in Fort Smith, Ar. a couple of weeks ago. It had a 24" barrel what looked like a Super Grade stock and was chambered in a 270Win. It was gorgeous. Sticker price was right at $1700.00. Out of my price league at the moment.

This is a .338 Win with a PAC-NOR # 2 contour 24� stainless Super-Match barrel that was put up on a trued Model 70 Classic action. The trigger is set at a crisp 3 lbs.

The factory walnut stock is from a .30-06 Model 70 that I had a local stock maker work over for me. He floated the barrel, bedded the action, added a hidden steel recoil pin behind the action�s recoil lug and installed a Pachmaur White Line recoil pad. He sealed the inside of the stock and put a silky gloss finish on it.

I mounted a Leupold 3x9 Vari lll scope with dual dovetail bases using Signature rings. The overall length of this rifle is 44 ��. Between the fit and the recoil pad, the felt recoil is very close to my SE Whelen. I am hardly a hard core .338 fan, but this rifle is shooting so well I could change my position without flinching. CP.

Very nice........Looks like a "Classic" from here.

Just get a Sako and be done with it.....

I also believe that the Sako Stainless Hunter is a decent enough rifle, but it is a little on the heavy side for me. Moreover, I am not interested in messing with their Key Concept locking system. CP.

Guys

Here's a picture of my ss mod 70 with a laminated exh grade walnut stock. It has 3 barrels - 257 WBY, 7mmRM and .338 WM. The stock makes it a bit heavier than it was with the plastic one but is 1000 time prettier and being laminated should be pretty robust too.





Doesn't look to horrible either IMO.

Hooroo

GG

Hey GG375--
Who made the laminate stock for that one? Very nice looking for a lam. Thanks

GG375, Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

That's a fine looking rifle. I never thought about the stainless/wood combination until I bought my Sako, now I think that's the smartest looking rifles. Yours is the most convincing proof I've seen.

Years ago I bought a Ruger stainless in 280. It was to be a travel gun but the more I looked at that ugly POS stock the more I couldn't stand it. I had a custom stock made for it with a Neidner checkered steel butt plate, pistol grip cap and inletted swivel studs. It is now a classy looking rifle. The wood and stainless is a good looking combo. BUY THAT RIFLE!!

Thanks guys

The stock started out as a normal blank which I then sent to Mel Smart for laminating and 90% inletting. He then sent it back to me and I had it finished by one of our best stockmakers. Here is another photo which shows off the colour of that wood better.



This project was a bit unusual for me - normally I like rust blue with nice walnut but I wanted this rifle to be a "go anywhere no matter what the conditions" rifle that still looks good and I think I've achieved that especially with the switch barrel arrangement. Thanks for looking.

Hooroo

GG

GG375, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

You are a man of fine taste.

BTW, nice gun stand.....

KS

The hog or the quad??

GG