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Mine was a 308 FW also with poor finish.. Paid 325 for it. The guy saw the look on my face and said yes I know what it is but I make my money selling not sitting on this stuff.
Turns out the rifle was actually really nice, not cut down with the alum butt plate and floor plate. It was a real easy refinish. And a good shooter.
Since I have scored many ultra rare 30/06 s a few in FW... Nothing common you know..

My first Pre '64 M70 was a 300 Win Mag.
I wasn't into them at all at that time.
This was in '97 or '98.
I still have the tag the store had on it.
$550 with a steel tube 4X Weaver.
I really didn't appreciate what I had and sold it
after a few months.

This is my first time posting on here. Here is my first. 51 Super grade hornet and it big brother M54

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S70, thanks for the pictures...beautiful rifle there. Welcome to the fire, visit often as this is the forum where all the smart folks hang out....

... I don't know about smart, but at least we have good taste in rifles...

This is what we call helping a brother out:





Beautiful rifles there too. Welcome to the fire...

Mine was passed down to me, Wife's Step Mothers Elk rifle, saw it once and said this one is rather rare, if you want to let it go ask me first. No idea why she gave it to me and not her side. A '55 300H&H. Never had a scope mounted and I got all of the ammo and boxes it had ever shot. All old Winchester Silvertips two in the grizzly boxes. There is a reason they say it is the Rifleman's rifle. It does what it was said to do.

Great first post, a pair of fantastic Winchesters !!!! If you ever decide you do not need the Hornet anymore or need another cal. Im on the hunt, I have a pre war Target but need that SG post war to finish my collection up, I have a pile of other pre 64 model 70's we can trade or I will pay top dollar on that one!!!! Welcome to the fire, lotta good pre 64 ,mod 70 looney tunes here, 90% are nice good folks and we run the other 10% azz holes off after a short while!! LOL very best Winchester POOR

[quote=winchesterpoor] but need that SG post war to finish my collection up,

Winpoor, I'll bet you a bag of bagels that if you got that one your "collection would be complete" and you'd stop looking.
Ain't gonna happen. There's always one more out there with your name on it.
yooper

Mine was a '55 SG National Match 30-06. Like an idiot, I sold it.

Eric

Very surprised when I saw that gun in the Classifieds. If it hadn't been bedded would have been impossible to pass up at that price....

My first came through my family. My eldest cousin owned it and was a great hunter and marksman. He served our country with distinction in Vietnam and was awarded a couple of Bronze stars along with several purple hearts, an All American swimmer at IU, and successful attorney who practiced law in Colorado and Wyoming. He unfortunately passed away in 84'

His step father (which was his father)then had the rifle and it sat in a gun cabinet in his basement in Kenmore, NY until 2008 when he called me and asked if I wanted it. I of course said yes and he sent it to me.

Time in the basement wasn't kind to the rifle, the finish was mostly gone and wood gray to the point you couldn't even see grain. The metal had a white scum crusted to it, it had a un-ground whiteline recoil pail, missing front sight, extractor was jeweled and just kind of ugly. I don't think my Uncle could even stand to look at it all those years, his death was very hard on the family.

I decided to rescue it back to the condition it deserved. I refinished the stock, lifted dents and dings, cleaned metal up with steel wool and break free, found sights, found extractor, and put new optics on it. I was able to take a pronghorn in Kansas with it and send a picture to my uncle shortly before he passed away. A decorated WWII veteran himself and a great man.

1961 270 fwt

Southwind, I like the fwt...

Looks like it really shaped up.

Hey Supe, welcome to the forum, and nice looking rifles. You're gonna have a lot of fun here!

Best Wishes,
LD

EricM has my first Pre 64 model 70 1951 std wt. 30-06..... Good shooting sombeesh too..

A 358 Win Featherweight bought whilst we were living outside El Dorado Kansas in 1998. Long down the road.

A standard grade 7x57 purchased in 1966 or 1967. I bought it along with a M12 nickel steel 20 gauge from a bartender at a local tavern.

I should have kept it all original. Huge mistake, there. But for the Roger Rule rifle that I recently bought, now I tend to look for shooter grades in great condition, that I won't mind taking out in the field or modifying/bedding. I have a 338 Alaskan project in the works.

Eric

I had no idea the '51 was your first pre-64!! What an honor. I don't expect to ever sell it but if I do you will always have first dibs, BSA!

Eric