Home Forums Gear Free Classifieds FS(TX): Win. Mod. 70 XTR Sporter 6.5x55 **VERY RARE**

I have for sale a new in the box Winchester Mod. 70 XTR Sporter chambered for the 6.5x55 cartridge. Please note, this is NOT the more common XTR FWT Featherweight Sporter. This rifle has spent its entire life in a gun safe in the original box with all the original paperwork, warranty, warranty card, and instruction manual. The rifle is in mint condition except for a small scuff on the left side of the stock below the rear receiver ring and spot of bluing that is a little tarnished on the sight hood where it appears to have rested against the inside of the box. (Both pictured) The old gentleman from whom the rifle came told me that Winchester made the standard XTR Sporter in 6.5x55 for export to Sweden for the Swedish and that only 80-100 were shipped within the U.S. I do not know if that is true or not, and have no way to substantiate this statement, so take it at face value. I do know that I cannot find any rifle or reference to this rifle in this particular caliber & model anywhere. The rifle retains the original hang tag and all the paperwork. It has open sights on the barrel and is factory drilled and tapped for a receiver sight. Also, the barrel appears to be slightly heavier than a standard sporter weight barrel typically found on Mod. 70�s. I�ll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. If you want additional pictures, just drop me a note. $1000.00

Rifle will be double boxed so as to retain and protect the original box. Must ship to an FFL, but I WILL NOT ship to one of the FFL's who requires the rifle be shipped FROM another FFL. Would consider a FTF in North Texas. Shipping $35.00. Three day non-firing inspection, buyer pays return shipping. NO SALES TO CALIFORNIA.


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If interested, or if you want more or more specific pictures, please contact me at ggibbssbcglobal.net


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FWIW, I think that Winchester/USRA made a small run of 70 XTR Sporters and 70 XTR Featherweights, both styles with open sights, sometime between 1984 and 1986 for the European Market. I believe that the production number of 70 XTR Sporters was smaller than the number of XTR Featherweights, but 80 to 100 seems too small. I have owned 1 of these XTR Sporters in 6.5x55, SN G17345xx, and thought that it was a good looking piece.

Jeff

Seen a few of those, never a new in box one, nice rifles

Have never seen one of the FWT's in 6.5x55 with a monte carlo stock. Most are standard straight backs.

Very cool.

Mikem2, it's not a featherweight. As stated on the label on the box in the picture, it's a XTR Sporter.

free bump for a nice rifle

That is one beautiful, and unique, rifle.

Yep, I guess that sporter bbl is heavier than the fwts, like I like them. Thanks for pointing out the stock MC cheekpiece, I am not sure if the few I saw years ago, as in over a decade had that, they stocks seemed rather plain on the used ones I saw.

BUMP