300 Win Mag Model 70

cfshaw · 06-01-2008, 10:49 PM

I am considering the purchase of a used Model 70 300 Win Mag S/N G302862 and I am trying to determine when it was manufactured and a fair price for it. It looks like it has the Pre-'64 action and it is in very good condition. I went to one site and typed in the Serial Number and it said to remove the letter "G". I did and it came back as a 1954 year of Mfg. Is this reliable?

Thanks!

Chuck Shaw

nathangdad · 06-01-2008, 11:01 PM

into the steel I am lost as to why it would be removed in finding the manufacture date.

If you have a pre-64 it has value but certain factors will enter into the price such as the quality of the wood in the stock, wear from firing,
scratches and dings in the stock, quality of bluing, and so on . . .

It would not be fair to you for me to post a price off the top of my head. I advise inspection by a gunsmith or knowledgable person in your area.

cfshaw · 06-01-2008, 11:32 PM

Me too, I wonder why the site doesnt want the G so I am suspicious of the answer. It says 1954, but I'm not sure I have any confidence in it. The site is armscollectors.com.

Thanks for your answers. I had a gunsmith look at it and he thinks it may have been used once for a trip out west and that was it. It looks nice, but I'm just an occasional hunter headed for my first elk hunt in Wyoming.

Mooseman684 · 06-01-2008, 11:37 PM

That rifle would be a Re-Introduced "Classic" Model 70 from 1990--on.
ALL G-prefix serial numbers are Post 64...

IT is NOT a Pre-64....
Fair price for a used one is 500 or Less....Depends on Condition !
Rich

cfshaw · 06-01-2008, 11:54 PM

Thank you very much. The rifle looks new, so this makes sense. The retailer and I suspected this when I looked at it. Asking price is $500. When the site came back 1954, it made it a little more exciting. This forum was very helpful to a newbe like me.

Thanks again.

Mooseman684 · 06-02-2008, 12:05 AM

You are Welcome !
I have both the pre-64 and the Post 64 Winchester Model 70's in .300 Win Mag...Very fine rifles !!!Good choice and Caliber in My Opinion !
Rich

SwedeSteve · 06-02-2008, 05:16 AM

Welcome to G&G cfshaw !!
Hope you get to bring her home.

Purdy · 06-02-2008, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooseman684

You are Welcome !
I have both the pre-64 and the Post 64 Winchester Model 70's in .300 Win Mag...Very fine rifles !!!Good choice and Caliber in My Opinion !
Rich

Did you mis speak? I don't recall pre-64's were made in 300Win Mag. at least I've never seen one. 300H&H and 338 Mag and 264 Mag. sure enough. You occasionally see a pre-64 in 300 Weatherby but it is a 300H&H that has been rchambered.

Mooseman684 · 06-02-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purdy

Did you mis speak? I don't recall pre-64's were made in 300Win Mag. at least I've never seen one. 300H&H and 338 Mag and 264 Mag. sure enough. You occasionally see a pre-64 in 300 Weatherby but it is a 300H&H that has been rchambered.

No, I did NOT mis-speak...They are one of the Rarest Rifles produced in pre-64 . Value is over 2000.00 for the one I have ! They were made in 1963 Only !
Rich

Purdy · 06-03-2008, 09:53 PM

I didn't realize that they made any 300's before 64. I've seen some rare ones over the years too, carbines, 7mm's, etc. I have a 30H&H which I really like.

TAM270 · 06-12-2008, 03:26 PM

Mooseman684 is correct. 300 Win. Mags were all made in 1963. There were a few made without sights. How many nobody knows, not even Winchester. They were called Class-4 Special Order rifles.

06-01-2008, 10:49 PM	#1
cfshaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	300 Win Mag Model 70 I am considering the purchase of a used Model 70 300 Win Mag S/N G302862 and I am trying to determine when it was manufactured and a fair price for it. It looks like it has the Pre-'64 action and it is in very good condition. I went to one site and typed in the Serial Number and it said to remove the letter "G". I did and it came back as a 1954 year of Mfg. Is this reliable? Thanks! Chuck Shaw

06-01-2008, 11:01 PM	#2
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,925	If Winchester has the letter "G" stamped . . . into the steel I am lost as to why it would be removed in finding the manufacture date. If you have a pre-64 it has value but certain factors will enter into the price such as the quality of the wood in the stock, wear from firing, scratches and dings in the stock, quality of bluing, and so on . . . It would not be fair to you for me to post a price off the top of my head. I advise inspection by a gunsmith or knowledgable person in your area.

06-01-2008, 11:32 PM	#3
cfshaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	Thanks Me too, I wonder why the site doesnt want the G so I am suspicious of the answer. It says 1954, but I'm not sure I have any confidence in it. The site is armscollectors.com. Thanks for your answers. I had a gunsmith look at it and he thinks it may have been used once for a trip out west and that was it. It looks nice, but I'm just an occasional hunter headed for my first elk hunt in Wyoming.

06-01-2008, 11:37 PM	#4
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,572 Images: 2	That rifle would be a Re-Introduced "Classic" Model 70 from 1990--on. ALL G-prefix serial numbers are Post 64... IT is NOT a Pre-64.... Fair price for a used one is 500 or Less....Depends on Condition ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

06-01-2008, 11:54 PM	#5
cfshaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	THANKS! Thank you very much. The rifle looks new, so this makes sense. The retailer and I suspected this when I looked at it. Asking price is $500. When the site came back 1954, it made it a little more exciting. This forum was very helpful to a newbe like me. Thanks again.

06-02-2008, 12:05 AM	#6
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,572 Images: 2	You are Welcome ! I have both the pre-64 and the Post 64 Winchester Model 70's in .300 Win Mag...Very fine rifles !!!Good choice and Caliber in My Opinion ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

06-02-2008, 05:16 AM	#7
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,608 Images: 1	Welcome to G&G cfshaw !! Hope you get to bring her home. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-03-2008, 09:53 PM	#10
Purdy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 100	WOW I didn't realize that they made any 300's before 64. I've seen some rare ones over the years too, carbines, 7mm's, etc. I have a 30H&H which I really like.

06-12-2008, 03:26 PM	#11
TAM270 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moore, OK Posts: 3	Mooseman684 is correct. 300 Win. Mags were all made in 1963. There were a few made without sights. How many nobody knows, not even Winchester. They were called Class-4 Special Order rifles.