Anyone know the last year of production on these?

If memory serves correctly (highly questionable), the LH stainless guns were made only one year, '92-'93.
sbsmith

I bought my 338mag LH SS Classic in 97 the first and only year they were offered in stainless w/ walnut stock. After that the stainless were only offered w/ a synthetic stock. Not to many were made after that.
Here's a picture of mine after I put it in a new McMillen stock. The walnut stock was put back in the box, much to nice to be beatup in the mountains.

I bought mine in 1999. I think that was the last year they were offered

Nice rifles Iron Buck and jbmich. I've been looking for one of those to build a 280AI on. They are a rare bird up here though......... guys that have one don't give 'em up lightly.

I owned three of them and couldnt get any to shoot worth a shit and they were very heavy to boot!
First one was in 300 WM and I had to have the chamber recut. Best it would do was 2 moa. Another 300 followed and then a 338. The 338 would only manage 2.5 moa at best. I tried pillar bedding and even had one blueprinted before I sold every one. Not sure why I had such bad luck with them but my smith told me the ss barrels were machined very badly.
Still, to a collector they appear to be desirable.

I'm just glad I've got one....it's a 270 and shoots 1" groups with Rem factory 130grs.

I "had" two of them. They made them 2 years. The .30-06 I got when they first came out was a really well made rifle. The .270 I got the next year was a POS. Shot 3" groups, wouldn't cycle, galled, and fed like crap. The .30-06 I sold to a friend, who still likes it. I cryo'd it, blackstarred the factory barrel, and put some Gentry featherlight rings on it. Shot 1/2 groups and had none of the issues of the .270.


Jeff

I have one in .300 WM and it shoots very well indeed. One of the last I will ever get rid of.

Telly

Curious what are prices running for a good condition SS leftie? Checked the auction sites and none were listed.
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Originally posted by David Craig:
Curious what are prices running for a good condition SS leftie? Checked the auction sites and none were listed.
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Not sure what the prices would be.....but I know mine will not be up for sale anytime soon Glad I bought mine when I did. I could have picked up a 270 & 7mm mag at the same time, but went with the 06 over the other 2.

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Originally posted by David Craig:
Curious what are prices running for a good condition SS leftie? Checked the auction sites and none were listed.
Thanks

If you can find one for a grand, buy it. Going rate would be $1100-1200, based on actual sales I've seen in the last few months. Have seen 'em sell up to $1400. Depends on how bad you want one.

Wayne E.

Wow, I'm feeling very good about my purchase of a stainless / wood stocked 7mm MAG a few years ago. Purchased used from guy kind of through gunbroker (auction didn't meet reserve, so we worked out a deal after the fact). Gave him $650. Gun shoots great, much better than my new Browning A-bolt -06.