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End of an era for me #10895840 01/24/16
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,578 U utah708 OP Campfire Outfitter
OP utah708 Campfire Outfitter U Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,578	Putting my .416 Rem up for sale means that I have probably started to liquidate my small collection of LH Winchesters. Sigh. Rather than try to drag all the rifles out and figure out how to take a photo, I will merely raid the bolt drawer...

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Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10896035 01/24/16
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tmitch Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,959	What's that stainless bolt go to? Charter Member Ancient order of the 1895 Winchester "It's an insecure and petite man who demands all others like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes." szihn

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10897171 01/24/16
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA Headache Campfire Member
Headache Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA	I feel the pain!!! I am going to sell eleven of my left hand M70's this spring. I designed the left hand M70 while working at USRAC (Winchester) in charge of the M70 line and have eleven consecutively serial numbered, many in calibers never offered. These are my prototypes. Proofed and function fired only. The calibers are 243 with a Schnider heavy barrel in a HS varmint stock, 25-06 Sporter, 270 Sporter, 7mm Mag Sporter, 7mm STW Sporter, 30-06 Featherweight, 300WM Sporter, 338WM Sporter, 35 Whalen Sporter, 375 H&H and 416 Rem Mag. Headache Last edited by Headache; 01/24/16.

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10897294 01/24/16
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,784 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger
WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,784 Wyoming	Sorry to hear this.. I think of selling some of mine, but would never get out of them the $ I have invested.. Molon Labe

Re: End of an era for me WyoCoyoteHunter #10897316 01/24/16
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA Headache Campfire Member
Headache Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA	I'm fine with this. I'm 71 years old and have several other left hand M70's to use. This is part of my retirement plan. Headache Last edited by Headache; 01/24/16.

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Re: End of an era for me Headache #10897475 01/24/16
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY L Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter
Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY	Originally Posted by Headache I feel the pain!!! I am going to sell eleven of my left hand M70's this spring. I designed the left hand M70 while working at USRAC (Winchester) in charge of the M70 line and have eleven consecutively serial numbered, many in calibers never offered. These are my prototypes. Proofed and function fired only. The calibers are 243 with a Schnider heavy barrel in a HS varmint stock, 25-06 Sporter, 270 Sporter, 7mm Mag Sporter, 7mm STW Sporter, 30-06 Featherweight, 300WM Sporter, 338WM Sporter, 35 Whalen Sporter, 375 H&H and 416 Rem Mag. Headache I bet you're going to get a few PM's now!

Re: End of an era for me Lawdwaz #10897512 01/24/16
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA Headache Campfire Member
Headache Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 249 Danbury, CT USA	Lawdwaz, Yes...I have already received a few. I will not break up the collection as it would kill the value. This has never been done and it will never be done again. It will take DEEP pockets to buy this collection. Headache

Re: End of an era for me Headache #10897584 01/24/16
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY L Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter
Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY	Originally Posted by Headache Lawdwaz, Yes...I have already received a few. I will not break up the collection as it would kill the value. This has never been done and it will never be done again. It will take DEEP pockets to buy this collection. Headache There HAS to be a Lefty Museum you can donate them to??

Re: End of an era for me Lawdwaz #10897589 01/24/16
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 819 los �ngeles E ejo Campfire Regular
ejo Campfire Regular E Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 819 los �ngeles	Originally Posted by Lawdwaz Originally Posted by Headache Lawdwaz, Yes...I have already received a few. I will not break up the collection as it would kill the value. This has never been done and it will never be done again. It will take DEEP pockets to buy this collection. Headache There HAS to be a Lefty Museum you can donate them to?? I am willing to start one. Please feel free to donate.

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10897657 01/24/16
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OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,894 Oklahoma	Lost in all this was the original post of Utah708's selling of his 416. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

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Re: End of an era for me Headache #10898212 01/24/16
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 580 KenMi's Head Jackie_Treehorn Campfire Regular
Jackie_Treehorn Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 580 KenMi's Head	Originally Posted by Headache I feel the pain!!! I am going to sell eleven of my left hand M70's this spring. I designed the left hand M70 while working at USRAC (Winchester) in charge of the M70 line and have eleven consecutively serial numbered, many in calibers never offered. These are my prototypes. Proofed and function fired only. The calibers are 243 with a Schnider heavy barrel in a HS varmint stock, 25-06 Sporter, 270 Sporter, 7mm Mag Sporter, 7mm STW Sporter, 30-06 Featherweight, 300WM Sporter, 338WM Sporter, 35 Whalen Sporter, 375 H&H and 416 Rem Mag. Headache Originally Posted by Headache This has never been done and it will never be done again. It will take DEEP pockets to buy this collection. Jackie Treehorn: Treats objects like women. Originally Posted by RichardAustin Montana uses Ruger actions.

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10898645 01/25/16
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OP utah708 Campfire Outfitter U Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,578	Well this thread has taken a turn I had not expected.

Re: End of an era for me Lawdwaz #10898879 01/25/16
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,512 Likes: 1 Idaho broomd Campfire Outfitter
broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,512 Likes: 1 Idaho	Originally Posted by Lawdwaz Originally Posted by Headache I feel the pain!!! I am going to sell eleven of my left hand M70's this spring. I designed the left hand M70 while working at USRAC (Winchester) in charge of the M70 line and have eleven consecutively serial numbered, many in calibers never offered. These are my prototypes. Proofed and function fired only. The calibers are 243 with a Schnider heavy barrel in a HS varmint stock, 25-06 Sporter, 270 Sporter, 7mm Mag Sporter, 7mm STW Sporter, 30-06 Featherweight, 300WM Sporter, 338WM Sporter, 35 Whalen Sporter, 375 H&H and 416 Rem Mag. Headache I bet you're going to get a few PM's now! What a great feeling to not care one iota about a collection like that..I'm likely one of the few to feel that way. The way this country's going a guy better have guns built for hunting and, well, defensive shooting. Donate the things to a museum I say....

Re: End of an era for me broomd #10899078 01/25/16
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kudu3 Campfire Regular K Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 734	The OP said this was a part of his retirement plan. I do not think donating them to a museum would improve his standard of living during his retirement years. If there was a museum who wanted to buy them, then maybe? Dean

Re: End of an era for me kudu3 #10899122 01/25/16
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 580 KenMi's Head Jackie_Treehorn Campfire Regular
Jackie_Treehorn Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 580 KenMi's Head	Originally Posted by kudu3 The OP said this was a part of his retirement plan. I do not think donating them to a museum would improve his standard of living during his retirement years. If there was a museum who wanted to buy them, then maybe? Dean The "OP" was utah708. He didn't state anything about "retirement plan." That was that super humble guy, Headache, who chimed in afterwards. He designed the left-handed Model 70. Jackie Treehorn: Treats objects like women. Originally Posted by RichardAustin Montana uses Ruger actions.

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10900064 01/25/16
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Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY	Originally Posted by utah708 Well this thread has taken a turn I had not expected. What'd you expect with an opening post of a bunch of bolts? Hang some pics of the REST of the guns and set some prices, that'll get 'er cranking!

Re: End of an era for me kudu3 #10900082 01/25/16
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY L Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter
Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY	Originally Posted by kudu3 The OP said this was a part of his retirement plan. I do not think donating them to a museum would improve his standard of living during his retirement years. If there was a museum who wanted to buy them, then maybe? Dean Re-read the ENTIRE thread, from the start. Slowly....... (as you're going through it, notice the smiley face at the end of my post where I mentioned the museum donation. That is the universal sign for a joke/something funny etc.)

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10900475 01/25/16
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Gringo Loco Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,548	Why? Have they lost their luster for you or just paring down the herd? I have only one left hand Winchester 70, so it will not be turned loose.

Re: End of an era for me Headache #10900712 01/25/16
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,951 Likes: 1 B bbassi Campfire Outfitter
bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,951 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by Headache I feel the pain!!! I am going to sell eleven of my left hand M70's this spring. I designed the left hand M70 while working at USRAC (Winchester) in charge of the M70 line and have eleven consecutively serial numbered, many in calibers never offered. These are my prototypes. Proofed and function fired only. The calibers are 243 with a Schnider heavy barrel in a HS varmint stock, 25-06 Sporter, 270 Sporter, 7mm Mag Sporter, 7mm STW Sporter, 30-06 Featherweight, 300WM Sporter, 338WM Sporter, 35 Whalen Sporter, 375 H&H and 416 Rem Mag. Headache Lee24? They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: End of an era for me utah708 #10900808 01/25/16
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C. gerry35 Campfire Tracker
gerry35 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C.	Jackie Treehorn looks like Bricktop to me..... Gerry.

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