im looking at buying a mod 70 push feed 22-250. its a sporter wood stock and action and a winchester stainless bull barrel spun on it. the bore looks shiny and clean all the way thru. the stock had a little handeling marks and a two spots that it looks like the guy hit when opening up the barrel channel. not sure how it shoots either. its a heavy gun, what should i look at other than what i have and whats a good price? thanks

It will probably be a good shooter. The Winchester barrels in the USRA/FN era usually take longer to break in than other makes. I have a Coyote in same caliber and it is a consistant sub-MOA shooter at 200 yards, ie. 3/4"@ 200yds. with H380 powder and 55 gr. Rem. PL-HP lead. Also have one in a Featherweight that is the same way. It was made in the 70s/80s.

I have one.. the previous owner was turning 80 and had a small stroke. He was a big time benchrest shooter back in the 60s and 70s.

When I got the rifle, it had its forth barrel on it and it had a lot of throat erosion.. however the rifle was priced accordingly, and the owner was very up front about it.

So I put a 28 inch Pac Nor Stainless barrel on it and mounted an older 6.5 x 20 Leupold scope on top of it.

It is one of my favorite varmint rifles, and yes it is a tack driver.

This time I went with a heavy magnum contour barrel instead of the old usual varmint weight barrel.

I also have a 243 in a Model 70 Varmint configuration.. another one of my most favorite rifles..

I wouldn't pass up a good model 70 at all..

i saw it at a local pawn shop, its nice looking but there are some grinding marks on the wood and screws. the screw was too tall so they ground it down and then re cut a screwdriver slot in it. kinda shotty craftsmanship so it makes me wonder. 469 was the price.

Down on Pines? That guy can be haggled with.

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Originally posted by yzm19:
im looking at buying a mod 70 push feed 22-250. its a sporter wood stock and action and a winchester stainless bull barrel spun on it. the bore looks shiny and clean all the way thru. the stock had a little handeling marks and a two spots that it looks like the guy hit when opening up the barrel channel. not sure how it shoots either. its a heavy gun, what should i look at other than what i have and whats a good price? thanks

In .223 those rifles and barrels have an excellent reputation as the basis for fully competitive "across the course" high power competion rifles pretty much right out of the box. Not too many people use them, as they mostly go for more expensive rigs like they see most of the really BIG name boys using, but in actual fact, they work rather well as a bargain priced match rifle.

As the factory Winchester heavy varmint barrels are presumably the same on the ,.223 and the .22-.250 except for the chamber, it should prove quite accurate IF the barrel is the original and has not been abused. More than one shooter has earned his/her "distinguished" badge with that .223 platform according to the high-power folk writing in Precision Shooting.

They do not have the two holes for a receiver sight drilled in them (or at least some don't), so one would need to pay to have them drilled and tapped if he wanted to shoot iron sights with one....figure maybe $35 to $50 for good quality work.

Several sources of "clipper strip-loading guides" are out there...Otto Weber in Eugene/Springfield (Oregon) being is maybe one of the closest to you. Likewise easily mounted front "aperature" barrel-band sights are available.

Anyway, I'd guess you want it for varmint or "F Class" use. With top quality bullets I think they are substantially sub-MOA accurate in the average rifle of that make and chambering. For varmints they probably don't require any substantial modification, while for F Class (which requires better accuracy than standard across the course shooting) any rifle would require a perfect crown, the best possible bedding job, and probably some other tweaks.

The Winchester Varmint guns are all set for scope mounts and telescopic sights, and I think the price you cite is relatively reasonable IF the gun is in NICE condition. I'd try to get the seller to eat that sales tax you Washingtonians have up there, though.

I know I'd probably buy it if I needed another varmint rifle and it was here locally.

AC

It was at the pawn shop in deerpark.

They can be haggled with too, but not as much.

I would ask Hotsh#t for his input. He loves the Winchester Model 70's.

When I buy a used varmint rig (like a .22-250 or .220 Swift) I allow enough in my offer to rebarrel.....for that reason, I rarely get them used.....

There's a reason it's for sale on the used market.....I always assume it merely needs a new barrel.....or they can sell it to someone else!