Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Pretty nice rifle. Wonder how much it sells for???

BSA1917hunter, I'll take it and PM you for the details! Thank you

GSPfan, I bought one from Numerich, the one they sold me was for a 94. I gave customer service the dimensions of the correct one and they told me that they didn't have it.

Thanks to both of you for the help!

Ha ha... I'm anal too, but in a weird way (you guys already know that). I'll throw my "all original" pre 64's into Mcmillan's all day long, but it damn well better have the original front hood on it!!!!




Original rear sights too. I've seen these sell for $275.00!!!! :

Money orders are good. I never take them to the Post Office to cash, as they never have enough money. The bank can call a number and verify the origin of the MO immediately. I always prefer them for those reasons...

Bobmar, I have to apologize for my post to you before because I know you were looking for one and I suggested ebay:



I bought 2 of these front hoods because I like to keep a spare around. I had 1 rifle that bucked its original front hood off and I looked for an hour and could never find it (I was on my hands and knees looking around in the gravel), so I went to my smith and he sold me a couple. The one I put on (what is now) EricM's 338 win mag holds tighter than its original did. Eric, be warned. That rifle bucks a little...

Bobmar, I'll look for the pm and I'll get this front hood sent off to you asap. Hopefully shipping it to "Nova" won't be a problem. Thanks..

Thanks shrap. I forgot to mention that. You are absolutely correct. I've heard that a time or 2. "I don't have enough money in the till", "you'll have to come back later"...... I come back later 2 or 3 times and then have to talk to the post office manager and tell them, "I've called the number on the back to confirm it's good. Can you please call the number and check it for yourself??" A lot of unnecessary bullchit hassle as far as I'm concerned.

The high cost of "parts" have led many a gun to be reduced to just parts rather than being rescued, but I guess the parts have to come from somewhere.

30 some years ago I bought a 270 FWT that someone made an attempt to free float the barrel with what looked like a chain saw! We didn't have access to "parts" then other than Gun List. I had it restocked with a nice piece of Fiddle back walnut and still have the gun today. Today you could find an original stock to replace it or heaven forbid a synthetic stock. Sorry BSA I just can't arm up to these to dam old I guess:)

I recently bought an original 270 FWT just to keep the FWT collection 100% original.

PM sent. NOVA stands for " Northern Virginia", but I had a sweet 69 Nova in my youth!

I hate to say it, but yes I've sold some parts like original stocks. Mostly on ebay because I get more money there: $400.00 for the last aluminum butt plate fwt stock, as a matter of fact. I hate to box up a stock, knowing it will never get used again. Someone out there can make use of it. I'll never intentionally part out a rifle for money though, but if someone can use a part I'm not using. I'll sell or give it to them.

Ha ha. Ok, that's cool. I was hoping it wasn't Nova scotia or something like that....

Good man, the more I shoot my 270 fwt, the more I love it. I've always been a bigtime 30-06 lover, but this damn 270 is great. Damn near perfect in the fwt platform.

I'm off to the gunshop(s). My buddy told me about a few stocks he found in a small town local shop. One was supposedly an original 338 Alaskan stock.... . The other may have been a 375 H&H stock. The shop also has a nice (according to my buddy) 375 H&H for $1,800.00..... . We'll see what happens. I also plan on going and holding my 243 again too...

Goodluck!

Put that 243 on layaway! They only stick around long enough to break your heart. Once your in love, somebody else will swoop in.

Ha ha.. There are always more out there. I ran into one today with a recoil pad added for $900.00 with a 10% discount. Total price would be $810.00.... I also found a nice 1955 30-06 fwt with recoil pad added for $749.00 with a 10% discount. Final price on that one= $675.00... . However, the only real downfall to both of those rifles were the bolt bodies had been jeweled.

You don't know what your missing until it's gone. My FWT 243 has accounted for lots of Muley's, Antelope and White tails. You'll love it just like the 270.

The auction has ended and it didn't get past my bid of $1700 which missed the reserve. We will just have to wait and see. I picked up an very nice 22 Hornet and a 300 Savage after auctions ended and the sellers came down from the clouds.

I hear you my friend...

Regarding the front sight hoods, has anyone thought of filing the bevel on the other end of a repro and touching up the bluing? $12.00 vs. $40.00 it's an easy decision for me.

You can, but then you are falsifying what is known to be a reproduction part. They can make them that way because it is not "exactly" like the original. It doesn't infringe upon the Winchester patent, but if you modify one and try to pass it off as an "original", that can get iffy... Good luck with it though.. I'm not saying this is your intention or that anybody would really give a ratz azz, but you get my drift. I hope..

I've seen it done....