Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Pre-64 Model 70 30-06 (1948)

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...0-30-06-springfield.cfm?gun_id=102684939

Might be a good deal for someone.

Very good deal..

I’ll save everyone the trouble. Long, long gone. I was the 17th caller this morning.

Can you say S-T-E-A-L, an extremely nice M/70 from an era when quality was at its peak. I've owned several from around that time period, all shot extremely well. Those rifles are all that I've hunted with for the last 50 years.

That one was on the regular Cabela's website for a good two weeks. Im halfway on the hunt for a deer rifle for my son. I've got a bunch of points, but want something with less recoil than a 30-06.

Never saw it until yesterday. Are you sure? Usually the stuff gets listed on G.I. the day after it hits their website.

.30-06 with 150 or 165gr. bullets recoil is manageable and both rounds are very effective on deer. The last two whitetails that I've taken were with 165gr. loads in .30-06. I'm shooting those loads because I've had rotator cuff surgery on both shoulders.

Yeah I'm positive, if it was anything other than an 06 I would have went for it. Ive been checking it pretty regularly all winter.

I believe that. Cabela's is either hit or miss. Some guys don't think to look there, for some reason. I've found some damn good deals. The nice thing, is they are always willing to go down on the price. That rifle, there, I would have been able to buy for $650.00, probably, had I seen it in the store in person.. Good luck with finding your son a good hunting rifle. Does it need to be a pre 64 model 70? I'd look for a nice Tikka, probably, to tell you the truth.. Or a classic model 70..

Likely good price yet as "shooter" but also as achieving "collector status"... Not! A 22" barrel is altered as Standard Grade should be 24". I'd wonder why altered and whether such as bulged barrel or some other catastrophize impinging as well on other harm. The alteration makes little apparent sense beyond mitigation of some ill! Kudos to the seller for specifically noting barrel length and pix of the altered barrel & "forged integral" era ramp sight feature lost. If all otherwise original and good condition, action & stock combo component value likely exceeding the asking price!
Just my take
Best!
John

That's a typo John. You can tell by looking at it, that it has a 24" tube. Or at least from this side of the screen it appears to be correct and original. Yet, that is a great deal. Or was a great deal.

Just a quick note on Cabelas. A few months ago 260Rem mentioned a Model 52 Win in a Nebraska store. I looked it up, said I’ll buy it.. well, it took over a month to get to my FFL, but it was packaged so poorly the bolt and magazine were missing. I refused the transfer and sent it back. That was easily a month and half ago. I’ve tried calling everyone but Santa to get my money back but I can say this, I’m not dealing with them any longer. I know they have some nice stuff but unless it’s in a store I ain’t touching it. Complete horror story compared to what they once were.

Food for thought.

The only similarity between the current company and the one from 20 years ago, is the name. Remember “ satisfaction guaranteed or your money back”? I refuse to buy anything there anymore. Whats happening with them is exactly what happened with Herters. Once Bass Pro squeezes every cent they can out of the name, they’ll sell it and someone else will give it a try. I’m done with them, your story is just another example of why.

I wouldn't trust them to ship a rifle directly to my FFL. I'd have them send it to a Cabela's near by, for examination. If I like it, I'd buy it. I'll agree though, it's much better when you can check it out at the store. I've gotten a lot of great deals from them. In Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada..

This may have been the steal of the century!!

Not really.

Thanks for the update. Of course, I went by the the representation! Thanks for the superior eyesight & all the better for presumed returned to "Collector" potential. Of course, that comports even less with pricing, but not to complain!

Best!
John