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Saw this on Collectors web site. Not a bad deal; these are good rifles. Vintage Micro trac scope.

http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/winchester-70-xtr-feather-weight-308-w9507

DF

VERY good price... And it's in VERY good condition it appears... Good thing I've stopped 'collecting'..

Yeah, know what you mean.

Wish I needed it. Those are sleepers and it does look like it's in near mint condition

Usually with a gun like that, the bore is generally in about the same shape as the gun.

And those old Micro Trac scopes are pretty good, probably worth $90-100 by itself.

DF

Sweet deer rifle.

Do they still make the Micro Trac? Is this a vintage Weaver USA or later imported scope?

This Ebay scope is USA Weaver, not sure about the Collectors scope, the power rings look different. www.ebay.com/itm/283051628179

DF

Looks like a good buy and Collector’s prices usually range from high to dreaming.


I need another 308 like.....

So, not coming here.

Yeah, their prices can be pretty high.

BUT, sometimes you can find a sleeper.

I've made several trades with them over the years. This was the best. They had this old Superposed listed for around $1,100 or so, IIRC. I just liked the looks of it, traded a Citori Sporting Clays, even swap.

When I later let them know the provenance, they were shocked. Here's the shotgunworld link with nearly 90K posts. www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=124719

So, you never know, can't write them off.

This Win PF M-70 with scope isn't a bad deal. I'm trying to find out more about the scope.

DF

DF

I have been getting raked over the coals by the wife for purchasing too much gun stuff and you gotta show something like this.

Grrr

Just doing what I can to help...!!

DF

I'm-on go look that over in the morning!

Careful...

DF

Collector’s is about 20 miles away.

I have one in 223 and it is a nice rifle

It's priced where it should be. Not a deal but not a rip off either. Sweet rifle.

Depends on the scope, what it's worth.

Agree with the price being in line with reality.

This rendition of the M-70 PF is way better than the early post-64 offerings which were pretty sorry.

These XTR's have much nicer finish, machine cut checkering, not that ugly pressed stuff, better stock shape and finish.

Agree on re-bedding, which I would also do.

DF

I didn’t read all thirty six pages, but wow what a score on Col. Askins’ Superposed!

Yeah, it sorta went off the reservation a few times, but was an interesting project. Met some really great people, lots of expertise there, as there is here.

I thought at first it was Col. Askins' gun. Only later did I find out it was his Dad's gun, the Major.

I hooked up with the Colonel's son, Bill, in San Antonio. He provided a lot of family info not otherwise published.

Bill had his own distinguished military career and is a stand up guy.

DF

That would be too close for me, glad I'm 3 hrs. away...

If you check it out, let us know what they say about the Micro Trac scope. I'm curious.

Those are good scopes regarding tracking, seems Weaver went to some effort to make that a solid feature.

Maybe Leupold can follow suit...

Glass on older scopes is generally not as good as current scopes, even Chinese.

So, the more the scope is worth, the cheaper the gun.

DF

[quote=Dirtfarmer]
Do they still make the Micro Trac? Is this a vintage Weaver USA or later imported scope?




Looks that way. Site is as of 2018. Thought they were but just wanted to make sure.
http://www.weaveroptics.com/whatsnew/difference/

The Micro Trac on the XTR looks more vintage El Paso to me, just not sure.

If it's a newer scope, then it's worth more than I estimated. If that's the case, this rifle suddenly got pretty cheap.

That's why a careful consideration of the scope is important.

DF