Thread: Advice!

I recently came about this old Winchester Model 70 from my uncle and am wondering what it's worth?
Judging by the serial its from late 70's or 80's.
I only ask because I was going to turn it into a bush pig .270 for a laugh but ill keep it as is if its worth keeping factory.

Apologies if this isn't the right place to ask and Admin delete if not allowed.

cheers.

If it’s in tidy nick with a good barrel it’s probably best to not hack it up, a tidy Win 70 is a very viable rifle out of the box.

I have one in 7mm rem mag with a lilja 26’ stainless barrel on it, 1971 or 1981 serial.

All it’s had done is some very meticulous polishing on the action and appropriate surfaces, de burring and a check over of fit and finish, it has become quite the laser beam.

I’ve since replaced my trusty tikka M960 with it.

Smoothest action to cycle I’ve ever owned and really reliable in the wet and packed full of scrub detritus.

Got it cheap as beans as the saftey didn’t work, and someone’s painted to look like your point of view if you got lost in North Queensland at 10pm.


I can’t comment on the value as they seem to hover all over the place, I’ll leave that to someone else, but I will say that if you take it out for a burn and it’s producing results, might pay to keep it, I just about flogged mine off without doing my homework till the gunsmith said it’s actually had a bit of time spent on it.

The new ones are pretty marginal for recommended retail price point hence you don’t see them often.

From the photos (and my bad eyes) looks like if the stock gets bit of love you might have a minta

They're definitely a pretty rifle when in good condition. It was my top pick for a traditional looking hunting rifle to get away from my tacticool rifles, but $ ran short so ended up getting a Howa 1500 in a maple stock.

If it was mine, I'd refinish the stock, give it a bit of a tidy up, mount a good 1.5-6 or 2-7 Kahles on it and go bush with some 140 gn Interlock loads and shoot me some deer. No need to chop it, its a classic older wood blued rifle thats perfectly capable of hunting anywhere.

Cheers for the replies. Might just leave it as is and give it a run. Might end up being my go to gun. Has had barely any use over the years apparently. The .270 punt was a bit too much for my uncle so it’s just kept his safe warm for years.

Still intrigued to see how a .270 16” bush pig throwing 150gr interlocks would go….

yes some TLC especially stock and if barrel is great $800 at least I personally would not hesitate to put a suppressor on it - its not collectible really - more an example of when rifles were well made -much the same league as say a Remington 700 or Tikka of same vintage - turn it into a work rifle

Originally Posted by mase.smith

Cheers for the replies. Might just leave it as is and give it a run. Might end up being my go to gun. Has had barely any use over the years apparently. The .270 punt was a bit too much for my uncle so it’s just kept his safe warm for years.

Still intrigued to see how a .270 16” bush pig throwing 150gr interlocks would go….

19 would be better, Duleys ran 19 from memory with a dpt magnum suppressor. 150 interlock would definitely be potent or federal powershok 150s.

I am currently running a non magnum dpt mkII on my 708 you think non magnum would be ok or would the blast corrode the baffles real fast?

If I was to go, say 18”.

Originally Posted by mase.smith

I am currently running a non magnum dpt mkII on my 708 you think non magnum would be ok or would the blast corrode the baffles real fast?

Make sure you have a stainless steel baffle and the non magnum will be fine.