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This one needs a different stock, but for a hard to find rifle this may not be a bad deal. I can picture this one in a nice Mcmillan: Check out this 270 fwtI know how Cabela's works too. You can generally get them to lower their price tag. Sometimes by even a $100.00. What say you guys?
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Good find there for someone
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That's one ugly butt pad. Concur on the McMillin idea.
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Good find there for someone I thought so. Metal and bluing looks pretty good. It will need some sights and a front hood though. Price is reasonable enough for what it is. I'm really liking my new fwt. I need to shoot it more and see what it likes though. For right now, it's my most homely looking rifle, but it has a certain look and feel that I really like. The rifle in the link has potential.
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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I called on a different one this week. It had a nicer stock, but was the same money. Someone put it on hold and I missed out.
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These are too scarce to let condition rule all else. As you say, slip it in a stock and hunt it
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I called on a different one this week. It had a nicer stock, but was the same money. Someone put it on hold and I missed out. Ben, this one may be just the ticket, if they still have it. It would work out great for a younger shooter too, since it has the shorter LOP. I personally wouldn't let the stock steer me away, if I were looking for a good 270 fwt. As Bkin said, they are very scarce. This one is like the one I bought last month and that store doesn't really know what they have. IMHO.. Throw a Micky on it like Batue has on his FWT and you will be golden.
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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Bsa1917hunter: I say "whoever butchered that stock" should be flogged. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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Looks good from a distance but some closer pics would be nice with a $2,500 price tag.
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Bsa1917hunter: I say "whoever butchered that stock" should be flogged. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy I agree. But it helps to ward off guys that don't know what the rifle is, and what it's worth. I like these kinds of rifles and at Cabela's you can talk them down quite a bit sometimes. Especially if you start pointing out things that are not correct. They get weak in the knees sometimes, and crumble in your (I mean my) hands..
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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Why is the stock butchered?
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Because there was a time it was nothing more than another Deer rifle. A hard plate that kicked too much, and someone said enough. The world didn’t always turn on Model 70’s that look like they have hardly been used. It was theirs and not some purist 50 plus years later.
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Because there was a time it was nothing more than another Deer rifle. A hard plate that kicked too much, and someone said enough. The world didn’t always turn on Model 70’s that look like they have hardly been used. It was theirs and not some purist 50 plus years later. I am thankful for those fella's. Makes for less expensive ways to get a solid rifle and situate it into a nice stock and not feel too bad about doing it.
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Because there was a time it was nothing more than another Deer rifle. A hard plate that kicked too much, and someone said enough. The world didn’t always turn on Model 70’s that look like they have hardly been used. It was theirs and not some purist 50 plus years later. I am thankful for those fella's. Makes for less expensive ways to get a solid rifle and situate it into a nice stock and not feel too bad about doing it. d What if it had stories.....many stories? Would it be a violation to separate it from its stories? If it was used by some famous name, who used it successfully all over the world? Or does its stories only count it they didn't change a single item?
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Because there was a time it was nothing more than another Deer rifle. A hard plate that kicked too much, and someone said enough. The world didn’t always turn on Model 70’s that look like they have hardly been used. It was theirs and not some purist 50 plus years later. I am thankful for those fella's. Makes for less expensive ways to get a solid rifle and situate it into a nice stock and not feel too bad about doing it. d What if it had stories.....many stories? Would it be a violation to separate it from its stories? If it was used by some famous name, who used it successfully all over the world? Or does its stories only count it they didn't change a single item? I guess that all depends on the current owner B. For me, unless it’s a closet queen I’d rather change it to make it mine and know the foundation holds the stories and go make my own stories to add to it.
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I'd prefer to buy something that's well used but taken care of. You don't have to worry about "collectablity", and can use it like the previous owner did. My biggest problem with the rifle listed above it's the 13"LOP and 2 inch of recoil pad. By the time you put a new 1" on your down to a 12"LOP.
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Having more than my share of hunting M-70s-M-54s, this true tale must be shared: I dropped into a rarely visited Gun & Pawn shop this week, and was about to leave when I spotted a familiar outline in a rifle rack. It was a 1950s standard in 270 WCF. Stock scratched and a few imperfections but basically all there with a B&L scope. The shop owner wanted $540 -saying it was an old rifle no one looked at at all. I ended up with this Model 70 for $475.00 (US). And there is a Leupold Alaskan to mate it with back at the ranch.
Rescuing orphan unloved or mistreated Model 70s has become an addiction, like finding a good hunting dog that only wants a good home. This is what it really is all about.
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Great story. I am in the same mode too, rescuing "old" hunting rifles (winchesters).
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I have 3 featherweights One I use every deer season. 2- that have never been shot, or out of the safe. New 264westerner, never been out of the safe. My dad bought em all, and just didnt shoot em. Had a new 300 win, that I didnt want to shoot. let the market decide. It went pretty high. I do love em.
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You have good taste in rifles LeeC. I think a lot of us here really love the fwt model.
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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...Since the rifle in question is only an hour away, I drove down to Katy and stopped in at Bass Pro to have a first- hand look at the rifle. Except for wear at the muzzle, the o/a metal is very good. The stock is what it is...dead. The weight of the rifle seemed to be on the "heavy side" for a Featherweight, maybe weight in the butt ??. IMO, the price is a bit much, even with the scope. And, NO they would not haggle.
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That's one ugly butt pad. Concur on the McMillin idea. Nice gun. No doubt you're going to have to change that buttstock.
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...Since the rifle in question is only an hour away, I drove down to Katy and stopped in at Bass Pro to have a first- hand look at the rifle. Except for wear at the muzzle, the o/a metal is very good. The stock is what it is...dead. The weight of the rifle seemed to be on the "heavy side" for a Featherweight, maybe weight in the butt ??. IMO, the price is a bit much, even with the scope. And, NO they would not haggle. The problem is they've probably a lot of people looking at it due to chirping on the internet about it. Fuggers.
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