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I believe the Standards had the ladder elevated, and fwt had the flip downs, but I could be wrong.
Odessa- Is that 270 a standard fwt stock? Very nice BTW.
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Thanks Tom, It is a factory issue FW stock (the rifle was mfg in mid 1963). It has the narrow checkering, plastic butt plate, and monte carlo cheek. It has some nice grain in the butt.
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1961 30-06 Featherweight in a McMillan Hunters Edge. My first Pre-64. Once you go through the action it's readily apparent why the Pre-64 M70 is prized.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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1957 Fwt '06, handed down by my father: That's about an ideal rifle right there.
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Some nice rifles here...somehow, whether they are stocked in wood or glass, pre 64's just never seem to turn out "bad".
Even the old ones with dated optics look ready for business,as if they had "been there and done it" before,many times.
And if I had traveled a long way to hunt something,and my rifle was somehow out of commission,and I got handed a pre 64 M70 to use, I would trust it.I can't say that about many other rifles I have any experience with.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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Some very nice rifles..This is my .270 Win Super Grade. Jayco
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Some very nice rifles..This is my .270 Win Super Grade. Jayco Awesome! I have a 1950s Super Grade in .270 too. Mine's in nearly new condition, but I'm tempted to scope and shoot it. I have a pre-war standard grade in .30-06 that came with one of those nice old-style peep sights. Can't bear the thought of removing it to put a scope on, it works so well the way it is.
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Here's one in 270 Win. Everyone should have a Pre-64 model 70 in 270 along with a Mauser 98 in 7X57 and a Springfield in 30-06.
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
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A friend had a 257 Roberts on Consignment a few months ago, if you are interested I could find out if he still has it. The price was $2000 I believe so I bought the 30-06 he had instead.
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Here's one in 270 Win. Everyone should have a Pre-64 model 70 in 270 along with a Mauser 98 in 7X57 and a Springfield in 30-06. Beautiful stock.
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge
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Here's one in 270 Win. Everyone should have a Pre-64 model 70 in 270 along with a Mauser 98 in 7X57 and a Springfield in 30-06. I actually happen to have all three, but the Mauser and Springfield are still in pure military form.
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My 1961 FW .30-06 in a McMillan Hunting stock done by Rick Bin. I've also recently acquired a 1951 .257 Roberts that has been in AK for it's entire life and shows the wear and use, but is going to be a fun rifle for me (don't have good pictures of that one yet)
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I'm enjoying all the pics. 1961 '06 Fwt. with the buck I took in the Hill Country last fall. I also have a '57 270 standard rifle and a '61 Fwt in 270 I traded for last December. plan to use the 270 Fwt for most of my deer hunting. http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg254/colthbar/DSC00478.jpg
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1911a1 - nice rifle and nice buck!
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Here are my last two a Custom Shop 338: 338 (I linked it because I'm not bright enough to make it smaller!) and below (in the back) my pre war in 300 H&H: jorge
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The P64 M70 fwt .243 (a 57 model) that my Dad gave to me and I just passed down to my nephew.
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300 H&H in a Pacific Research (original Rimrock) stock I've owned this 270 featherweight for 52 years. My dad gave it to me when I was seven years old. Mickey Monte Carlo stock, Talleys, 3X9 Leupie.
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What do the std pre-64's weigh when dropped in a Mickey?
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