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Sure would like to have this: 1941 M70 Super Grade .280
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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High Noon: Get after it!
YOU.... only live once!
About thirty years ago I put together a very similar Rifle.
I chose the pre-64 Winchester Model 70 action to build on for the obvious reasons (strength, safety, reliability, classiness, holds a lot of bullets and is extremely "handsome"). My Rifle has a 25" semi-heavy barrel in caliber 280 Remington. It is very accurate and I have taken lots of game with mine including Antelope, Mule Deer, Bull Elk, Black Bear and Whitetailed Deer with it, to date. And before my last sun rises I hope to Hunt Caribou with it.
The "Transition Model" action I chose for my build was actually made in the same month I was born - July 1947.
I left my small lever factory safety lever on the Rifle as it came from the factory - this factory transition safety is just "impossible" to "accidentally" move - in either direction.
I love my Rifle and I love the caliber - again I say, buy it and rock on.
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Varmint: Sounds like a great rifle ya' got there - & one that's certainly effective. Although I'd love to get this particular .280 Super Grade, I really can't justify the ~ $2,600.00 expenditure right now. Lot's of other expenses are in the pipeline right now. I did find a new & rather nice M70 Featherweight in .280 for $899.00 I'm considering, though... 
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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"R. I. Martel, Denver, Colorado"
Anyone have information on the smith?
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It’s been there a while. It’s a nice gun. I’ve definitely been tempted, especially given the chambering.
I also know nothing of the maker ...
Edit - posted at same time as NYR; same question!
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I think I'd be happy w/ that .280 Featherweight I found, but that custom Super Grade is very nice indeed.
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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High Noon: I have several Hunting partners that use and own multiples of the "new style" Model 70 Featherweights and they are sure happy with them.
Good luck.
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Pretty sure that barrel stamp is Mark Chanlynn's. Just guessing, I bet it was a 7x57 that was rechambered, hence the inset caliber stamp. Mark was working out of a shop in Boulder, Colorado during the 1980's. I lived in Denver from 1972-1988 and I never heard of R. I. Martel, but that doesn't mean anything.
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I'll get a pre '64 one day. The problem is that I'm not getting any younger.
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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I see nothing that would make me think this rifle was/is a Super Grade. Those floor plates stamped Super Grade were readily available at Colorado gun shows throughout the '80's. I think they were even available from Winchester after they ran out of standard grade floor plates. There might have also been a little counterfeiting done to create Super Grade lettering. Original barrel is gone, original swivel studs are gone, original stock is gone. I think the seller got carried away calling this a Super Grade.
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l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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If a true SG, the action should have an "S" stamped into the bottom of the recoil lug
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I don't know enough about them to comment, but I agree that it would be easy enough to put a SG floorplate on it and call it "Super Grade," even though everything else about it has been changed: barrel, bolt (I already asked), stock, etc. I don't think the seller is actually trying to sell it as a SG, in spite of what the GB account says, just as a customized M70.
Nice ribbons and FdL, though.
Just my $.02.
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I don't believe it matters whether or not the rifle is a Super Grade action.
Even if it is, the original barrel is gone, as is the stock thereby negating any collector value.
The true value lies in purchasing a well stocked rifle, with a quality stick of walnut, at a price that cannot be duplicated.
Jim - to carve a stock from a blank of that quality would be what - at least $4500?
It's a bargain at that price.
A bit heavy for my taste, but a bargain nonetheless.
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Explain to me why a pre-64 Model 70 is better than a post-93 Model 70.
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Where in this thread was that claim made?
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Not to hijack the thread, but I have a Lenard Brownell M70 Custom. If someone would be kind enough to post pics, can email a link.
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I don't believe it matters whether or not the rifle is a Super Grade action.
Even if it is, the original barrel is gone, as is the stock thereby negating any collector value.
The true value lies in purchasing a well stocked rifle, with a quality stick of walnut, at a price that cannot be duplicated.
Jim - to carve a stock from a blank of that quality would be what - at least $4500?
It's a bargain at that price.
A bit heavy for my taste, but a bargain nonetheless. Agree entirely. That it was once a supergrade (or has supergrade parts) has no influence on its current value in my eyes.
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Pretty sure that barrel stamp is Mark Chanlynn's. Just guessing, I bet it was a 7x57 that was rechambered, hence the inset caliber stamp. Mark was working out of a shop in Boulder, Colorado during the 1980's. I lived in Denver from 1972-1988 and I never heard of R. I. Martel, but that doesn't mean anything. Interesting! https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/932167 Thanks for that info easttex. I thought it was M.A.G. Looks like the “G” is a “C”.
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