Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Rifle Value? (Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 .300 H&H)

Unless one is in dire need for funds, I'd not sell it. They don't make them anymore, and it will likely not decrease in value.

If money ran the world, I'd buy before season and sell afterwards. I have many safe queens, and they will all be kept. In my book, you have a family treasure there and grandpa would be proud to see it stay there.

Spot on, keep it or you will end up regretting it. We all know how it feels to be kicking ourselves after all is said and done.

wonderful rifle, and I would agree that the over/under in that condition is around $1500, and I'd give that for it if I was looking for one right now.

What I did with mine, is I bought a beatup stock to save the pristine original. Refinshed it and added a Linbsaver to get the LOP back. Glass bedded and now it is ready to use and hunt. It is accurate. Even with the 55 year old Silvertips it shoots right around 1" at 100 yards, better with handloads. Have not hunted it yet but will if the opportunity presents itself. The 26" barrel is not the best in the deep woods where I usually hunt. To me this is a keeper to be passed down even if it spends most of the time in the safe.

well, if it were passed to me i'd either decide to hunt with it or give it to someone special. if i didn't want to hunt it, and didn't have someone i wanted to pass it on to, i'd sell it. no safe queens for me. i'll take money toward a memorable hunt, or some piece of equipment i really need every time.

to me, the value of a rifle, etc. as far as family is concerned, is in the previous use of said rifle. a gun that belonged to dad, but sat in a closet and was never used, has no value. however, one that dad dragged all over 10 states hunting quail, and has the scars to prove it, well, therein lies the value to family.

good luck in your decision.

Think about all the threads about rifles you wish you'd never sold? That one will be the one you talk about if you decide to sell it.

The money it's worth is easier to come by in the future than another one just like it even without family history.

I'd like to have it myself but recommend that you don't sell it................DJ

Mine was too heavy, it now sits in a Brown Precision stock, with talley one piece base/rings and is much better. Oh, I had it Cerakoted too! Heresy, I know, but I shoot stuff, not collect it!

Dennis, lucky me, I have another one, rebarreled with a ss #2 lilja, in a MCM legend stock, talleys lwts and a swaro scope, it weighs 7lbs. 10 oz. ..its nice having one of each!
Also, hotsoup and DJ, you both bring up great points, as my kids are in line to get my guns, so true the real value comes from the memories made with said rifles.

I got to fondle that one - it's SWEET!

There is something to be said for how slick that H&H case chambers!