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Found model 70 XTR Featherweight .280 rem

Turbo72Turbo72 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
edited December 2007 in Ask the Experts
Stop into a gun shop today and found a Winchester model 70 featherweight XTR in 280 Rem. with a 3-9 by 40 Nikon scope. MINT condition! Its on consignment and the guy wants $800 firm. Considering buying it. Is it a good buy? I do know that the featherweight in .280 is rare.
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Turbo72,

    From a collectors standpoint that would have been a decent buy. That is until Winchester announced it is going to return to U.S. manufacture of the Win 70 lines in North Carolina. I'm not a true collector but I know a lot of people who spent money thinking Winchesters were nothing but going up and bought a little too high...are going to eat their prices a little.

    From a hunter/shooter perspective that would be a nice rifle except I could find just as good for less. From a Target shooters perspective that is a really good round to build up a rifle in. A Featherweight doesn't cut it in that arena.
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  • jtmarine0831jtmarine0831 Member Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Even though Winchester Mod. 70s are coming back it is still a collectors item now. So if you want it, buy it! I would(well if I had any money left this year), I love my Mod. 70s!
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  • leadburnerleadburner Member Posts: 81 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey,Turbo,collector or not,that sounds like a great rifle.I've got a .243 and a 7mm mauser in that model and wouldn't part with them for any less.It's a pretty good price considering the glass on it.Go for it,I seriously doubt you'll be sorry.[:)]
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 17,041 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buy it, good price, good rifle,,imo,,nambu
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  • badsbsnf81badsbsnf81 Member Posts: 768 ✭
    edited November -1
    Not "rare" enough to justify the price IMHO. Does it come with the box and all associated paperwork? If not, that's a little bargaining room. As a consignment piece, the shop owner and seller have agreed on a price that profits both. If you want it, walk in and lay down $700 cash and see what happens. Unless he really means "firm", cash on the counter has been known to close a deal.
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  • spooksterspookster Member Posts: 513 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Turbo,,,I have one in 6mm Rem,,,,6.5 x 55 swedish,,,and 250-3000,,,and have been offered over twice that for them,,,,and did not sell them,,,,,I dont ususally mess with the post-64 m-70s,,,,but these 3 i plan on keeping in my collection,,I just picked up a pre-war model 70 in 22 hornet for 500 bucks !! I know that was a steal,,,,,and,,,I think you price is a steal !!,,,just my 2 cents
    JIM
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