Pre 64 m70 Winchester action price check

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The normal 280 is a fantastic round, but I figured when staring new why not Ackley lol.

I have tried Nosler, Remington and Winchester 280 regular brass and the best by far is the Nosler. Not only that, when I was buying brass the Nosler 280 AI brass was easier to find. The Winchester brass is OK and the Remington brass was of poor quality. The main reason I didn't go for the 280 AI was the velocity. I have found that when bullets fly somewhere between 2900 and 3000 fps for any hunting rifle everything seems to work better and the standard 280 easily does that.
 
I have tried Nosler, Remington and Winchester 280 regular brass and the best by far is the Nosler. Not only that, when I was buying brass the Nosler 280 AI brass was easier to find. The Winchester brass is OK and the Remington brass was of poor quality. The main reason I didn't go for the 280 AI was the velocity. I have found that when bullets fly somewhere between 2900 and 3000 fps everything seems to work better and the standard 280 easily does that.
you can make 280 from 270 win if needed, maybe some better brass made in 270 as well. There's a bunch of good reasons to Ackley and not really any bad but the 280 is so good it doesn't matter much.
 
You don’t see bare M70 CRF actions come available very often and when the do they get snatched up quick for projects just like you’re wanting to do

If it’s what you want don’t let $100 stand in the way of either having it or regretting that you let it slip away.


I mean at the end of the day this is where I’m at I’ve let some nice stuff “walk” over $100 or less but now I take the above approach in 20 years are you going to miss that $100 dollars more or that action for your custom build?
 
I'll have to give I another look, like I said there was some light rust form sitting around but my thumb seemed to remove it. I'll look for any pitting and have to look at the scratches better on the action and how deep they are.
 
You don’t see bare M70 CRF actions come available very often and when the do they get snatched up quick for projects just like you’re wanting to do

If it’s what you want don’t let $100 stand in the way of either having it or regretting that you let it slip away.
I've actually never seen a m70 action in shops here, only mausers Remington, maybe a savage. I'd like to build it like your FN if I had the money but just a nice sporter deer rifle will be nice.
 
I mean at the end of the day this is where I’m at I’ve let some nice stuff “walk” over $100 or less but now I take the above approach in 20 years are you going to miss that $100 dollars more or that action for your custom build?

Go for it Troy. Might delay your 09 msuser project some but with it on the end. Was watching a win pre64 win in 7x57 on gun broker. Really nice rifle, but way beyond my price point.
 
If the condition of the Pre-'64 M-70 action is as described by the OP I would pay $400. in a heartbeat, and probably go $500. or more, and still consider it a steal. I've paid a lot more for M-70's just to get the action because nothing is better for custom rifle. I say that in all fairness because I've had beautiful rifles built on Mauser and other actions which I'm proud to own, but the old M-70 is in a class by itself. Small wonder that Dakota's action is so similar to the M-70, as are some other later day custom actions. Attached are some pics of sundry rifle built on 70 actions, and some detail pics of ways that 70's have been made even more elegant, which may provide some inspiration for your project. 21A_2344 (4).JPG 21A_4485 (2).JPG 21A_4502 (2).JPG DSC_0111 (3).JPG DSC_0140 (2).JPG DSC_0354 (3).JPG DSC_0856 (5).JPG DSC_1056 (2).JPG DSC_0366 (2).JPG
 
If the condition of the Pre-'64 M-70 action is as described by the OP I would pay $400. in a heartbeat, and probably go $500. or more, and still consider it a steal. I've paid a lot more for M-70's just to get the action because nothing is better for custom rifle. I say that in all fairness because I've had beautiful rifles built on Mauser and other actions which I'm proud to own, but the old M-70 is in a class by itself. Small wonder that Dakota's action is so similar to the M-70, as are some other later day custom actions. Attached are some pics of sundry rifle built on 70 actions, and some detail pics of ways that 70's have been made even more elegant, which may provide some inspiration for your project.View attachment 1036402 View attachment 1036403 View attachment 1036404 View attachment 1036405 View attachment 1036406 View attachment 1036407 View attachment 1036408 View attachment 1036409 View attachment 1036410
Beautiful rifles as always, like I said I'd have to give it a better look for any pitting, the scratch on the front ring was pretty deep and will need some work to remove. I think the rust I've seen in the bolt would clean up but will check if it's pitted or not. How do the m70 actions take rust bluing, I've never done one some alloys can be a pain. I really like the matte blue on the 70s but this will have to be blued.
I'll take a carp floor plate of I can find one since every thing should get rust blued to match.
 
Beautiful rifles as always, like I said I'd have to give it a better look for any pitting, the scratch on the front ring was pretty deep and will need some work to remove. I think the rust I've seen in the bolt would clean up but will check if it's pitted or not. How do the m70 actions take rust bluing, I've never done one some alloys can be a pain. I really like the matte blue on the 70s but this will have to be blued.
I'll take a carp floor plate of I can find one since every thing should get rust blued to match.



let us know if you get it
 
Offhand is an authority on high quality pre 64 Model 70 rifles and most if not all of his receivers appear to have a custom blue job. He should be able to give you some pointers on refinishing the receivers. A custom blue job makes for a really fine rifle but the receiver finish originally done by Winchester is very durable as it came from the factory. I have several of these rifles and all of them have the original receiver finish and as a hunter and not a collector that is what I prefer because it is more stealthy. The original finish does not shine in the sunlight and works well with the matt finish on Leupold scopes, rings and bases. Anything that shines on my rifle gets covered or hidden when I am hunting in full camo. The most illuminating item that most hunters carry in the field is the glass of their binoculars or scope.
 
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