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The bluing is not nearly as bad as the pictures suggest. I tried to get the pics to show the worst of it, and it actually appears worse than it is.
The stock is very solid, with minor wear from 50 years. The bore looks great and has been scoped.
There was a recoil pad added at some point over the years. Overall, it is in pretty good shape. I have seen plenty of 20 year old rifles in much worse shape.
I am just trying to decide whether to cut it or shoot it. I am leaning towards the latter. I am too nostalgic I guess.
Also, based on all the research I have done, your estimate is way off. Thanks, though.
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I'd shoot it, IIWY.. If I had one of those and someone offered me $495, I'd be showing him the end with the hole in it and asking just how fast he can get to the end of my driveway..
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Redneck, I agree on the price assessment.
And I am with you, I dont think I will be able to chop it up. I will have to find another for that.
Maybe I will have to try and find some 264 Win Mag dies.
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One correction from your original post.. There were 24,114 rifles made in .264WM (pre-64s) according to Rule's book, 13th on the list of chambering rarities.. Tops is the .300 Savage with only 362 made, down to the .30-06 of which 208,218 rifles were made..
Yeah, do some reloading.. It's a very fun round to shoot.. Keep in mind that your rifle most likely has a short throat due to the bullet used for that chambering in the day which had a step design.. Be careful not to jam a modern bullet into the lands. Consider trying 120 gr pills to start..
Have fun!!
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Thanks for the correction. In my reading recently, I read somewhere that 3K of these were chambered in 264 Win Mag. Guess one shouldnt believe everything they read on the interweb.LOL/
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Redneck, your numbers interest me. Would you mind sharing the other chamberings that were less prevalent than the 264 WM?
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Guess one shouldnt believe everything they read on the interweb.LOL/ OH CRAP!! You mean that Nigerian WON'T be sending that huge check???? OH NO!!! (scream)
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LOL.
Any chance you can either give me that chambering info or point me to where I can get that plus other info pertaining to this rifle?
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hydro, I'm not Redneck but I seem to have the same info he does. So the numbers go like this: .300sav.= 362, .35Rem=404, .458=1226, 7x57=1470, .358Win=2000, .250Sav.=2750, .300Win=4916, .338Win=9500, .375=14,005, .257R=14,641, .220Swift=19,934 .22hornet=20306
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Thanks for helping him out.. I was gone watching our local high school girls hockey team win the TAX HELL WISCONSIN State Championship..
They wupped Fond du Lac 10-4... YEEEHAAAAA!!!
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Old guns with honest wear are sweet. I like that one a lot.
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I have decided to find another for my build. I think this one is too nice to chop up. I wish I had kept the 60 year old Unertl I ran across last year.
I am going to sell the Pre 64 on Gunbroker and look for something else to build off of.
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The Westerner I bought IN 1961 was a fearherweight with a 26" barrel. It said Westerner on the barrel. They made some with a standard barrel/heavier a little later. Westerner was a beauty to carry and shoot. And thats all I have to say about that!
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