I am thinking of trading away my pre 64 featherweight model 70. 30,06 Its in very nice shape and all origional excpt the slig swivels, and I have those too.
Its a real good shooter , but with the prices
people are getting for these things latly, I am kind of afraid to take into the woods.
I like it alot and I like winchesters alot period, But I am a hunter, and a shooter not a colector.
Thinking I might trade it for somthing real nice but not quite so pristene.
never had a sako, might like a model 88 wihceter, or if I find one I like, a #1ruger.
I will keep it if nobody makes a fair offer, I can keep it as long as I want in the safe protected by a gun sock.
I figure its worh an easy 750.00 and I supose the right guy would give me more,
I don't know, what do you think...tj3006

TJ...

I'd put her in the closet then and just let her accumulate in value...

Don't you have those nice Roberts on the Springfield actions???

I should have fewer rifles and better class of rifles...than I currently do...

Once you sell something like that, it is hard to get one back again....

I am not selling my Winchester Model 70s EVER!

cheers
seafire

Old Winchesters just keep climbing in value, so I'd be inclined to keep it. The trouble with featherweights is threefold: they kick, and hard. They have weight saving aluminum instead of blued steel, so the bottom metal shines easily. So many stocks have been butchered adding pads, that unaltered specimens fetch premiums. In the standard model 70 I'd tell you that calibre brings more money than does condition, but I'm not so sure that's true with the featherweight model.

sea fire, I have 2 Roberts, 1 is a custom springfield and the other is a Ruger.
I also have another pre 64 featherweight, a .308 this one has had a recoil pad added and a genious did a real nice and neat job of stamping his name and SSN# on the bottom of the pistol grip.
But It shoots real well, and I do have another stock I took of a featherweight .270 that is on consignment at my smiths.
I hand oiled it (the stock)and it has a decelirator.
Since my .308 is alterd I might buy a steel floor plate from Williams have it all reblued and bedded to my stock.
Then it would look real good and the job would not cost much, and It would just be a real prety sweet shootin .308...tj3006

Probably worth $750.00 as you say, but most new/VG-EX used guns of any quality would cost you that much!

Slide slip-on Limbsaver pad on that Olinchester and go hunting.

TJ:
I think ya oughta spend the money on a new fiberglass stock & save the original. Then take it hunting. That's what I did with the pre-64 .270 that I bought. Then you've got the best of both worlds. Bear in Fairbanks

Ill try to post a piture of my 30,06 featherweight.http://i100.photobucket.com/albums

.OK I,ll try again

One more try !http://i100.photobucket.com/albums

Sell it and invest the money in something that will increase in value at 7% per year or better - a good muni-fund or blue chip stocks.

For all of the flap on how M70's increase in value - they do, but not at a rate equal to CD's rolled over every three years at current interest rates.

Run the numbers and see for your self.

A gun in the closet is not much use..
Get one you like to shoot...

What can you shoot with a CZ, I have investments, thats on a different forum...tj3006

Thomas,
I think you should sell it.

Here is my reasoning. Just that fact that you are thinking about selling it means it isn't one of your favorite rifles.

I have a few rifles that I would never, ever, consider selling, that is unless somebody wanted it way more than I did ($$$$$).

quote:

I should have fewer rifles and better class of rifles...than I currently do...

I just recently sold a bunch of firearms to finance a semi custom rifle project. I bought a Kimber 8400 in 270 Win and am going to have a very nice piece of California english walnut (not claro) put on it. The stock is going to be a classic featherweight style designed to fit me perfectly. I went with the Kimber action, because it is a trimmer and sleeker than the model 70. I am hoping that I will not have do any metal work since the Kimber's are pretty high quality out of the box. The only thing I may have to do is recontour the shank to barrel taper. I do not like the sharpness on the Kimbers and prefer a smoother, gentler transition with softer lines.

I am hoping that the rifle will point like a shotgun by the time it is all said and done.

I know that myself or my kids will never recoup the money being spent on this rifle. But I have dreamed of having a custom O'Connor style 270 Win my whole life. I figured I might as well sell the stuff that doesn't mean as much to me now and be able to hunt with this rifle for the next 30 years.

Right now I am contemplating selling three more rifles and consolidating the money all into one.

SD you are on o somthing.
(by the way on my last post ,I ment what can you shoot with a CD not a CZ)
I would like a kimber , in any of several cartridges. I also have a custom springfield I would like checkerd and a VZ 24 sitting in my gun room and I need a bout 350.00 , to start that project.
I know of a nice Kimber in 7mm08 I could getinto with little or no cash out of pocket if I sold my model 70.
The old winchester shoots well but shoot a stiff load with 165 or 180 grain bullets out of her and with no pad It is not as much fun as it could be.
I also know of some sakos. A 25,06 a 7mag and a .338.
All usfull aditions to my collection.
If I could get a little cash and a sako 06 I would probably swop.
Big gun show in a couple weeks...tj3006

One must always remember this little bit of truth..."guns are like jello, there is always room for more!"

Wish I had the income to live by it

SFC E7

Thomas,
Are you still having trouble with pictures?

Is this it?

Nhttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/tj3006/img_00592.jpgope thats little robbie, one of my Roberts ,
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/tj3006/IMG_0006.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/tj3006/img_00592.jpg
one last try

Didn't think the barrel looked right. The bolt handle wasn't right either.