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Getting tougher to find vintage rifles with the original metal buttplates in place. 30-06's don't kick that much at all...LEVER B...

Not really. They are out there. Like the others have said, just have to be patient, but diligent. I suggest keeping an eye on sights like armslist, gb, and gunsamerica to name a few. Or local shops. That's where I score on a lot of my rifles. I'm not going to post a pic of my pre 64 30-06 fwt that i pad $475 for just a few months ago.......... Well screw that, yes I will:



Would I be stupid enough to re-sale this rifle at that price? HELL NO!!!!! Just sayin. The market is soft as can be, but that will change. Got to be patient with that as well...

That is a nice looking rifle.

I got this one fairly cheap (.30-06 standard grade) because the finish was almost gone and the floorplate was rusted. No cracks or gouges though, and the floorplate wasn't pitted. I had a buddy re-do the stock, re-cut the checkering (on both the buttplate and stock), and re-blue the floorplate. It's now a great shooter that also looks pretty good. I don't have any worries taking this one out for deer and pigs. Look around for an M70 that's been slightly molested. Should be LOTS of gently used .30-06s and .270s out there.
Bob

Thats a beauty. I remember the thread you started on that one. Well done. You brought life back to that old girl.

Very nice!!!! With that kind of work, more should do the same....

Beautiful rifles guys. I’m a sucker for those red pads. Went to DSC on Thursday and messed with a mess of pre-64s quite a few of which were 375s. The sickness is real. Of course my water pump and O2 sensor were replaced last week in my truck and the hot water heater went out last night leaking through the ceiling on my 3 year olds room. Waiting on the plumber now. Ain’t life grand?

Damn that sucks. Sounds about right though..

Isn't that the truth!!! Every where I go I see them. Some so damn low in price I have to keep telling myself to either walk away or pull out the wallet... Some I've seen on online places and pawn shop listings where I've called on them and told them to hold on to them for me. "I live 100 miles away, but am interested!!!. Did that with my last 375 that I paid less than market value for....:


Those guys didn't know what they had...

I'm not even going to tell you how much I have into this 30-06:


....but i'll put it to you this way, as soon as I decide to sell the Leupold that was on it, the rifle will have only cost me $125.00...