Found an excellent condition New Haven M70 "classic spotter" in 7mm STW, appears to have been shot very little. Bell and Carlson stock, and blued. Asking is $500, it seems like that should be a good buy right?

I like the looks of the STW on paper and have a soft spot for weird/neglected calibers...

Anybody have experience with the factory M70 in 7mm-STW? I don't want to have to sink a bunch of $$$ into it to have a decent shooter

That is an absolute steal! Especially if it has had only a few rounds through it. It's a hunting caliber. Throats can get lizard scaly after only a couple hundred round due to how over bore it is. That gun could be resold, if in nice shape, for twice your cost. I believe the action can be rebarreled to any of the 3.6" belted mag rounds without modification. You could go 300 or 375 H&H, 300 or 340 Weatherby, etc. no problem. The action on that rifle, alone, is worth more than $500. Lucky dog! I see those listed in the $1000-$1200 range. They are pretty hard to come by, as not many were made.

I'd jump on that one.

I don't want to scare you off with my over bore comment. If a fellow just sights his rifle in every year, and hunts, such a rifle's barrel should last a lifetime. I just wouldn't go crazy shooting all the time for fun. Weatherby just came out with their 6.5, as did Nosler. I don't know how popular they will end up being. Point blank range will be way out there.

Thanks for the replays gents, I think I'll give it a whirl and report back.

haha, saw that one for sale myself.

Nice lowball c/w what he was asking! well done!

I thought about it myself, but just didn't need it.

Easy conversion to a 300H&H

Ha, don't give me too much credit! I asked for a price, sans scope/mounts and that's what he came up with... now I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out

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I love the 7mm STW. I did not like the time I got a vicious scope crease when I was 15. I was literally was hollerin that I was blind, due to all the blood in my eyes.

I will one inherit that rifle on a rifles inc. platform. I think it weight 7 lbs all in.

7mm Rem Mag is where I would cry "uncle".

I have a M70 Loredo 7 STW and wouldn't trade it for all of Midas' gold. It's a pussy cat to shoot even with stiff 160 loads.

Great deal.

I picked up an older laminate stocked factory Sendero for 525 that was in excellent shape. Shoots Federal 150gr loads around 1" on average at 200yds. When or if I manage to run through the other 10 boxes I got on clearance maybe I'll work up a load. Till then I just use it a couple times a year to set out and wait for hogs to try and slip across our back pasture.

Excellent deal.
I paid about that for a 7mm STW ten years ago. It is in the process of becoming a 9.3 x 70 Expert Magnum. With a simple change of floor plate, and Magazine, you are ready to become a 300 RUM, 404 Jeffery, etc.

I built one on a Remington Enfeild action...damn that thing grouped nice and recoil...not a problem, wish I had it back.

You stole that rifle!