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I found a rifle I had forgotten about(I know I’m a sick man) A nib Winchester featherweight xtr in 280 rem. Can someone give me an approximate value. It is a true Winchester serial number is G17474**. Thank you.
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A Winchester rifle in a Remington chambering? Is nothing sacred? 😳
Well, OK, you DO have a mint example of a great rifle, which happens to be chambered for a very useful round. So So there’s THAT. Congrats on the “find”. I’ve found forgotten rifles in my own safe before too. My wild guess says you’ve got a $1200 rifle. Real experts will likely be along soon to opine.
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That would be a 1980s vintage push feed gun .
Being NIB and in a relatively rare chambering like the .280 .my guess would be a minimum of $1,000 to $1,200.
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A lot depends on wood grain. I saw one last year with very nice wood (for a factory stock) that sold for $1,800.00. This is not the norm, but neither was that stock. Without looking at the rifle, it's a wild azzed guess. Pics are always a nice feature. If you stuck it in the safe and didn't use it, maybe it looks like a red headed step child???
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Thank you for the answers. I’ll try to figure out posting pics. I have several guns I’m going to part with so I need to figure it out! John
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Thank you for the answers. I’ll try to figure out posting pics. I have several guns I’m going to part with so I need to figure it out! John Hey John, here's one I found and I'd say it's priced around what I was thinking, maybe a tad bit high: Model 70 XTR 280 FWTThe serial # is very close to your rifle. If yours looks similar to this one, I'd place the value at or around $1,200.00 or more if it has nicer wood, as I said earlier. The one I posted a link to has average wood. Not the best for sure, as it is kind of bland and too light for my taste. Keep us posted.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BSA,
Thank you. I took several pics. Wood is about the same.
Going to have to read up on posting pics. Frustrating
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Posting pics can be a pain here. My best suggestion is opening up a free Imgur account. A lot of guys here use postimage, but I heard they are starting to charge. Imgur is still free and it's easy to use. Here's one of my favorite XTR FWT's.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Very nice. I have a couple-one in 257 roberts, 7x57, and the 280.
What caliber is yours?
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Very nice. I have a couple-one in 257 roberts, 7x57, and the 280.
What caliber is yours? That one shown above is a first year true short action. Made in '84. Chambered in 22-250. Sweetheart to shoot, and very accurate.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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