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Offline hornetman

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Unusual model 70 in .264 mag.
« on: March 17, 2005, 05:26:23 PM »
A friend has a model 70(made in '61) in 264 mag that has no provision for a front sight-the barrel is the correct length(26").  It also has no dovetail cut for a rear sight.  His father bought the gun new in '62,  I have never seen a smooth barrel standard grade pre 64 model 70 , nor do any of my references mention one.  I suppose you could special order anything from Winchester then-but my friend says his father was strictly an "off the shelf" man.  He wants to sell ,and it's about a 98% gun, but I'm at a bit of a loss to tell him what it's worth.  Have any of you seen a configuration like this?
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Unusual model 70 in .264 mag.
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2005, 03:22:55 AM »
In 1963 I bought a model 70 westerner in .264 and it had no sights.
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Unusual model 70 in .264 mag.
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2005, 04:11:48 PM »
The description you've given makes me think that this is a "Gopher Special".  There was a sporting goods store in Faribault, Minnesota, I believe, that had Winchester make up a run of Model 70s with no sights.  However, the barrel still had the "hump" for the rear sight since the fore end screw went into the bottom of this "hump".
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Unusual model 70 in .264 mag.
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2005, 10:39:24 AM »
Quote from: BUGEYE
In 1963 I bought a model 70 westerner in .264 and it had no sights.


Like "BUGEYE" my "Westerner" didn't have any sights on it when I bought it new.  Designed for scope use is what I always figured.  Lawdog
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2005, 12:02:40 PM »
Thanks for the info.  His rifle also has the hump where the rear sight would have been.  Since I made the original post I discovered a picture of a special order sightless model 70 in Whitaker's book on the model 70.
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2005, 12:43:31 PM »
Tell your friend NOT to sell his pre-'64 Model 70 until he finds out FOR SURE what it's value is.

At one of the net sites that sells firearms, I saw a pre-'64 Model 70 ACTION on which someone had already bid "$1500"... just for the ACTION... and the bidding was NOT over!!!

The current prices being paid for certain older rifles, like the pre-'64 Winchester Model 70's and Savage Model 99's borders on "unbelievable"!


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