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I could damn sure see me forkin' over some paper and ink for a #1 so chambered, if I ever see one with nice stocks, it's a done deal, damn those are nice, and would also most likely make a nice stable mate for my little #1V in 220 Swift.

Gunner

You know that chit happens to all of us every once in a while. I had a line on a 1963 model 70 (pre 64 of course) chambered in 300 win mag at the lowly ol small town gunshow I go to in washington every other month....This particular pre 64 300 winny was in great shape but had an aftermarket stock on it. I really didnt' give chit after the guy told me he'd take $350.00 for it. I told him I'd take it if he'd hold on to it for me and he agreed. I told him I'd have to run across the river to get the money at the bank and I'd be an hour........got back and the sob told me he sold it. I was so pissed .......I feel for the guy that thought and thought and finally made up his mind because I've been there too. A couple of years ago I ran into a nice remington mountain rifle chambered in 270 for $350.00. I thought about that rifle and thought about it and decided I'd go and buy it after not getting sleep over it. I went back to the gunshop and it was of course gone. Sold that morning. The gunshop owner said he raised the price too becuase "he didn't know what he had", someone told him he could sell it for much more than $350.00... I guess a guy came in and gave him $500.00 for it....which was still a bargain....

Those are nice. I like the wood on that one.

It would make a nice stable mate to my .220S.

DF

Top one in photo.

Yes Sir it would, were gonna have to meet up for a show and tell blast 'em up shoot one of these days.

Gunner

edit: spelling

Gunner,

Our interests in guns seems to be very similar.

DF

I had two Pre-64 300 H&H's until my brother back east(and a good buddy of BobinNH's)talked me out of one that is all factory original and in excellent condition.
The rifle I kept for myself, I found pretty reasonably, because someone had rechambered it for a .300Roy, which most of the rechambered 70 300 H&H's are IME.
I had an extra minty pre-war 300 H&H barrel take-off barrel here at the time so, the Roy barrel came off and the pre-war 300H&H barrel went on my '55 action. It is a very accurate rifle.
Based on what I have seen at gun shows and gun shops in my part of the country over the last several years, there seems to be less and less magnum action 70's out there, original or rechambered. A couple of my gun buddies were recently telling me that they both knew of custom smiths willing to pay upwards of $1000 just for a complete original magnum action. I've never had any reason to doubt the veracity of their comments, but that one surprised me a little. If thats indeed the case, finding a $1000 Mdl.70 in 300H&H in decent shape may be a bit of a challenge.

And smokin' 2000+ lb. game animals , I gotta quit workin' so dang much and get this show on the road.

Gunner

I have shot several hundred 300 H&H ammo in my 300 Wby rifles. I liked the way that it fed so smooth and it did not matter if I used 130 gr , 150 gr or 180 gr loads they all shot very nice. I still have 20 un fired Norma 300 H&H brass that I will one day shoot again. Also I was in a gun shop in Alb. NM back in the early 80's that always gets pre 64 model 70's. That day they had a well used hunting rifle low comb stock all pretty much std model 70 but it had a factory installed 26" light target taper barrel on it. It was priced at about 600.00 that was more than I could afford, it looked like it would have been a nice rifle to own. Randy

Collectors Firearms in Houston, TX has a Cooper in .300H&H for
sale right now.

Blackdog I got a phone call from Bro and he wants us to do a range session this week with your rifle.

I hope he has plenty of ammo!

Me too, While talking to him last night I mentioned to him he might seriously consider some press handle time... I have a hunch you guys are going to be having way too much fun squirting a bunch of copper and lead
Have a great time,
BD

Uh....yeah! I asked him does he have any handloads for it? (He asked me do I have dies for it,which I don't anymore).

He has no handloads....WTF is up with that!?

Got real stupid this past winter and sold my #1 s 300H&H at a gun show. What the hell was I thinking.

This is not a good thread for me. I'm trying to convince myself that I do not need another ruger no1.

Probably that you needed a more accurate bolt rifle instead....

Dunno about that. My No. 1 .300 H&H shot as well as most bolt rifles. In fact that's been my experience with most No. 1's made in the past 20 years, since Ruger started making their own barrels.

Just about any rifle can be made to be accurate...Slap a 4x leupy on that baby and shoot 1,000 yard comps with it....

Uh...yeah!!! WTF is up with that?
I just can't get my mind around why a guy with a crispy Pre in 300H&H has no ammo.....Philistine
Joking aside, I understand Roaches is no more, I hope you guys aren't going to have to cast too wide a loop to find some of that fancy, high dollar, factory box stuff......
BTW, he didn't mention to me that he didn't have dies....
Best,
BD

Haha!

"CARE" package??????? I don't like to see my buddy's go without.
BAD JUJU!!!!!!! just sayin...