For only the second time in my Winchester collecting career, yesterday, I saw a Winchester pre-64 Model 70 Standard Rifle in caliber 270 Winchester that had a factory stainless barrel!
The other stainless 270 I saw was actually purchased by a friend of mine, who back then (1970'ish), actually turned it into his main Deer and Antelope Hunting Rifle.
Anyway the Rifle I saw at the Bozeman, Montana gunshow was offered for sale and the metal of the Rifle was actually in very good condition.
But the stock had been triple-bubba'd and I quickly lost interest in it.
Upon my close examination the Rifles muzzle showed the bright stainless metal that indicates stainless steel and the "finish" to the rest of the barrel was one of the strange finishes that Winchester applied to their Model 70's stainless barrels.
I have seen pre-64 stainless barrels in 220 Swift, 264 Winchester and in 243 Winchester as well.
I think (IME) the stainless barrels in 270 Winchester MAY be the rarest of them all though?
What say you?
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VarmintGuy
Wasn’t this one was it? This ended recently.
https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/859930578
A friend has a stainless barrel 270.
AKwolverine: No but just like it in the physical aspects - the one I handled had a poorly fitted rubber recoil pad and some other horrors.
But the metal finish on the barrel was the same.
Maybe the stainless steel barreled 270's are/were not as rare as I thought?
Long live the Riflemans Rifle!
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VarmintGuy
Cool. I saw a 1949 transition 270 win today for $800
SS 270’s are not at all common.
For only the second time in my Winchester collecting career, yesterday, I saw a Winchester pre-64 Model 70 Standard Rifle in caliber 270 Winchester that had a factory stainless barrel!
The other stainless 270 I saw was actually purchased by a friend of mine, who back then (1970'ish), actually turned it into his main Deer and Antelope Hunting Rifle.
Anyway the Rifle I saw at the Bozeman, Montana gunshow was offered for sale and the metal of the Rifle was actually in very good condition.
But the stock had been triple-bubba'd and I quickly lost interest in it.
Upon my close examination the Rifles muzzle showed the bright stainless metal that indicates stainless steel and the "finish" to the rest of the barrel was one of the strange finishes that Winchester applied to their Model 70's stainless barrels.
I have seen pre-64 stainless barrels in 220 Swift, 264 Winchester and in 243 Winchester as well.
I think (IME) the stainless barrels in 270 Winchester MAY be the rarest of them all though?
What say you?
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VarmintGuy
No...IMHO...
FWIW, Rem 700s sported some stainless factory barrels back in the late 60s/early 70s... I had one (bought super-cheap) and converted it into a .358 STA...
In almost forty years of buying/selling/collecting Model 70's, I've owned four .270's with stainless barrels. Two were standard models, and two were Super Grades, one of which I still own. Other SS barreled rifles I've owned: .220, 243, 264 and 300 H&H. Overall production numbers for stainless barrels for the .270 would, indeed, be rare. Rarest, probably not.
TSIBINDI: Then, indeed, which pre-64 Winchester Model 70 do you think is the "rarest" having a stainless steel barrel?
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VarmintGuy
I don't know about rarest but I'll say the most common are. These three were very common. Stainless was an option from the start of M70 production in any caliber and nearly any configuration. Heck M54's had the option as well as far as that goes. It doesn't seem that many opted for the option. The three listed below were 220 Swift and 264 as mostly standard and the 300 H&H probably 40% or more, from my observation. I saw a 270 or two but honestly can't recall a 30-06! Probably folks held onto them??? But again, I have no idea of the rarity of Stainless in any particular caliber.
1. 220 Swift
2. 264 Win Mag
3. 300 H&H
VG: Without Winchester verification info, who knows?