I have a love affair with the 7mm Mauser! Winchesters: A couple of Model 54, early late versions. Couple of Model 70, though one's the early '82 Push Feed featherweight USRA marking. My other Model 70, a used-excellent but all original*, 7mm Short Rifle. Presumptive 20"barrel length is original as all from the prewar era when "integral forted" ramp fronts sight bases were typical. See pix below along with main pix. Sn in 55xxx range '46 year and almost surely a "barrel clean-up gun within such 'known period' as the Factory ridding "obsolete chamberings"! But for the 55K serial from 1946, the whole gun - Lyman sight excepted - all "prewar original!.
* Lyman 48 likely aftermarket, happily so of style not requiring "inletting stock cut accommodation!" Along with aft barrel sight swap > dovetail filler.
She shows honest use but still works for me! Best! John
Yes. But, I mean, you could say that about every single person on this forum with rifles that overlap in caliber/purpose... so I say, if you've got the cash to burn, why not?
Can't disagree..
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I have a love affair with the 7mm Mauser! Winchesters: A couple of Model 54, early late versions. Couple of Model 70, though one's the early '82 Push Feed featherweight USRA marking. My other Model 70, a used-excellent but all original*, 7mm Short Rifle. Presumptive 20"barrel length is original as all from the prewar era when "integral forted" ramp fronts sight bases were typical. See pix below along with main pix. Sn in 55xxx range '46 year and almost surely a "barrel clean-up gun within such 'known period' as the Factory ridding "obsolete chamberings"! But for the 55K serial from 1946, the whole gun - Lyman sight excepted - all "prewar original!.
* Lyman 48 likely aftermarket, happily so of style not requiring "inletting stock cut accommodation!" Along with aft barrel sight swap > dovetail filler.
She shows honest use but still works for me! Best! John
Iskra, that’s a M70 SG carbine
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
Yes. But, I mean, you could say that about every single person on this forum with rifles that overlap in caliber/purpose... so I say, if you've got the cash to burn, why not?
I have a love affair with the 7mm Mauser! Winchesters: A couple of Model 54, early late versions. Couple of Model 70, though one's the early '82 Push Feed featherweight USRA marking. My other Model 70, a used-excellent but all original*, 7mm Short Rifle. Presumptive 20"barrel length is original as all from the prewar era when "integral forted" ramp fronts sight bases were typical. See pix below along with main pix. Sn in 55xxx range '46 year and almost surely a "barrel clean-up gun within such 'known period' as the Factory ridding "obsolete chamberings"! But for the 55K serial from 1946, the whole gun - Lyman sight excepted - all "prewar original!.
* Lyman 48 likely aftermarket, happily so of style not requiring "inletting stock cut accommodation!" Along with aft barrel sight swap > dovetail filler.
She shows honest use but still works for me! Best! John
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think that stock in the Gunbroker ad linked at the top of this thread is pretty, but I sure wouldn't tell that to someone who spent over $4k for that unusual piece of wood.
