Price goes much higher than quality. That was not a good era for Winchester. Many problems are frequent with that group including scope mount holes not drilled correctly, poor accuracy, poor barrels, etc.
I suppose if one wanted a lefty stainless, you could end up with a donor action in the worst case for a project gun, but don't expect good accuracy or quality just buying one out of the blue. MRC would be the way to go.
Only speaking from experience. Had a stainless 338. Had to use windage adjustable bases, cause the holes were so damn crooked. Got the accuracy to about 2.5" at 100 with some work and restocking. Only reason I wish I would have held on to it, is for the overinflating values by folks that don't know better.
This is the biggest load of sour grapes HORSESHIT. I frequently read posts by people who NO LONGER OWN a stainless left-handed Winchester Model 70 and the tone of the posts are frequently the same: you had one, got rid of it in favor of another project or to fund a high-dollar hunting trip, and now you're hypercritical of the rifles because you can't easily replace it and can't replace it at the price it was ten years ago.
The truth is you thought the left-handed Model 70 would be made forever and all time once it was introduced. Easy come, easy go. If one showed up right now for $750, you'd sure as hell try and buy it and if Winchester started making them again for under a $1K, you'd probably buy more than one and post effusive, laudatory comments about it being the best thing since sliced bread and poptop beer. You'd be posting how competing rifles need beaucoup work and how unsatisfactory they really are. And I'd call bullshit on that, too.
GET OVER IT.
