How many of you have had or wanted a Gorgeous Vintage Rifle

[Maverick1]

To each their own. Some folks are in to guns for a variety of reasons, which I can respect. Whatever makes you happy, have at it!!!

But for me? Nope, no desire. A firearm is a tool to fill tags IMO, nothing more. If gifted a museum piece, I would turn around and sell it and put the money towards a tag.

 

[Lnewton]

To each their own. Some folks are in to guns for a variety of reasons, which I can respect. Whatever makes you happy, have at it!!!

But for me? Nope, no desire. A firearm is a tool to fill tags IMO, nothing more. If gifted a museum piece, I would turn around and sell it and put the money towards a tag.

I tend to agree with you, it would break my heart to scratch up one of these fancy rifles and I have had the opportunity to own a couple over the years, but I would much rather have a rifle that a scratch wouldn’t devalue or if I dropped it in the mud feel really bad about it. I do however, have some wood stocked rifles that I don’t mind going through the brush with like my old Marlin 336 in 30-30 or an old spoterized 6.5x55 swede. Those two are deer killing machines, and I have no regrets taking them into the field

 

[Gr8bawana]

And here she is; Remington 700 BDL Deluxe 1983 30-06 few pics and nice little group from the bench for fun. I know you said not the 700’s but I have never seen another 700 like this one!

Here's a match for your rifle only in .270. The vintage is about the same for the BDL and the ADL is a couple of years earlier.

 

[Lnewton]

Here's a match for your rifle only in .270. The vintage is about the same for the BDL and the ADL is a couple of years earlier.

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Oh! nice rifles! had an ADL a few years back in 30-06 that looked just like yours. These BDL deluxe rifles are close to some Win M70 safaris that I have held. The finish is amazing

 

[Wild Bill]

You guys should chop the barrels and throw suppressors on some of these.

Just kitten. Nice guns.

 

[Brad]

New Winchester model 70’s make them from investment castings now and to allow them to be “Push Feed, the claws sit looser in the receiver.

New Winchester M70's (USRAC/BACO) are not made from investment castings.

 

[F250]

I have a couple that I inherited. Winchester Model 54 .270, Remington 700 BDL Deluxe .300 Win Mag (1964 or so). Taken game with both. A recent inheritance Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage (1954) that will see time in the field this fall.

 

[Ben Lamb]

You guys should chop the barrels and throw suppressors on some of these.

Just kitten. Nice guns.

If it was good enough for T.R., it's good enough for me.

https://www.guns.com/news/2012/05/18/nra-national-firearms-museum-theodore-roosevelt-collection-suppressed-winchester-model-1894

 

[Redmt]

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[Brad]

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Stunning!

 

[Outlaw99]

In the last couple years I’ve acquired 4 pre 64 model 70’s. .243, .270, 30-06, and 300 win mag. They’re a joy to shoot and all I hunt with anymore. I still have the desire to own an original 1895 in 30-06 and take an elk with it before I’m too old to be able to do it.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

In the last couple years I’ve acquired 4 pre 64 model 70’s. .243, .270, 30-06, and 300 win mag. They’re a joy to shoot and all I hunt with anymore. I still have the desire to own an original 1895 in 30-06 and take an elk with it before I’m too old to be able to do it.

I love pre-64's Model 70'. Had three, still have one, the best one, standard weight .270 made in the early 1950's when workmanship was still excellent.

Model 54's are pure eye candy. Had two still have one, 2nd year production and totally original in 30-06. They were made during the wealthy Roaring 20's and it showed. The midnight blue bluing was expensive and never repeated again.
Model 70's came out during the great depression and are more Plaine Jane than Winchester model 54's

Watch out for 1895's in 30-06. Notorious for headspace problems in that caliber. The action was designed for lower 30-40 Krag pressures.

THank you for your post

 

[Outlaw99]

Ironically I was at Bass Pro in Springfield today. This seems appropriate

 

[Mustangs Rule]

In the last couple years I’ve acquired 4 pre 64 model 70’s. .243, .270, 30-06, and 300 win mag. They’re a joy to shoot and all I hunt with anymore. I still have the desire to own an original 1895 in 30-06 and take an elk with it before I’m too old to be able to do it.

Do your model 70's pre-64's have the set screw under the forend to adjust for barrels harmonics ? Two of mine did not,? My standard weight did and my 54. The featherweights did not and never shot as well

 

[geetar]

And here she is; Remington 700 BDL Deluxe 1983 30-06 few pics and nice little group from the bench for fun. I know you said not the 700’s but I have never seen another 700 like this one!

I like 700s in that era. I had a 1979 in 30-06 that shot really well. The wood was a little more beat up than yours but I liked it a lot. I kinda regret selling it. The known trigger issues kinda caused me to let go of it. In hindsight I should have kept it and put a Timney in it.