Upgrade or sell my current do all rifle.
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KenLee
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And borrow a Bandsaw to shorten the Sauer stock...unless he's also 6.5
I have the gen 1 stock and I hate it. It’s a club.
Man that’s a great price on a stock. Are these pretty nice?
Lots of great replies. I think I’ve decided to just keep the rifle and restock it. Then do a custom in the future. I will have to decide on caliber then (low recoil vs elk caliber).
Anschutz
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I won't sell mine because my wife got it for me for Christmas one year. I got it off the used rack at Cabela's for $600 in 2019. MSRP at the time was $1300. I figured, even if I had to rebarrel it, I'd come out ahead but it shoots more than adequately for a hunting rifle.
Q_Sertorius
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This makes me want to buy an M70 just to sell it.
But there is nothing quite like an old M70. My brother has a M54 in .270 that is a real beauty.
HilltopHitman
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Buy a seekins and be done with it.
Ill be in the minority here and just say it. Keep the M70. Get a Stockys VG2 have a competent gunsmith put a barrel on it in whatever cartridge you choose.
The M70 is what the custom action world should have cloned all along. M70s are leaps and bounds better than any R700 ever produced, but because the military used M700s thats where we are today.
IMO tied with a Tikka the M70 is the best factory action ever mass produced. If its a dedicated hunting rifle, I would prefer a hinged floor plate over a magazine anyway.
I have a long action M70 in .308 that I am just keeping until I am ready to build my do all hunting rifle off of.
The M70 is what the custom action world should have cloned all along. M70s are leaps and bounds better than any R700 ever produced, but because the military used M700s thats where we are today.
IMO tied with a Tikka the M70 is the best factory action ever mass produced. If its a dedicated hunting rifle, I would prefer a hinged floor plate over a magazine anyway.
I have a long action M70 in .308 that I am just keeping until I am ready to build my do all hunting rifle off of.
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I’d keep the M70 and invest in the McMillan. Sell the Bell & Carlson for a couple hundred to offset the cost.
This Stockys replaced a McMillan on this rifle, and I am never looking back.
If I could find a Stainless Extreme Weather in 270 I would build up its twin. For the sale price the Stockys are a no brainer. If you want to switch up the caliber 6mm creed to 280 ai the options are quite expansive.
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One thing to keep in mind on M70s is if/when you need a barrel change its not just a "twist a new one on" kind of thing.
I have a m70 270 that I would frankly like to keep and use but its not a shooter (at least to my standards) and not much I can do about it without pretty considerable investment.
This wont matter a bit if you just sight it in and then hunt with it. If you want to shoot it a lot it might.
I have a m70 270 that I would frankly like to keep and use but its not a shooter (at least to my standards) and not much I can do about it without pretty considerable investment.
This wont matter a bit if you just sight it in and then hunt with it. If you want to shoot it a lot it might.
To be more specific: a model 70 requires an extractor cut at the breech face, needs to be timed to the action. Takes it out of the DIY realm unless you have a mill + skillz, no prefits.
For me paying a smith to it I think it ended up roughly doubling the re-barrel labor cost: $300-400 instead of $100-200 and 1 or 2 of the 5 smiths I queried were not interested in doing the work because of that extra requirement.
Thats actually not as bad as I was thinking. Not trivial but not terrible.
Yea, all depends on your budget. Makes every re-barrel cost more like $1000 whereas you might get away with $500 or less for DIYing a prefit.
Yea, all depends on your budget. Makes every re-barrel cost more like $1000 whereas you might get away with $500 or less for DIYing a prefit.
Yea I am kind of attached to that old 270 but when a barrel costs more than a new Tikka (that will likely outshoot it) its kind of hard. I would look at my 300wm m70 as straight disposable if the barrel was shot out. My 338m70 is the only one really nice enough to justify it but there is zero chance it will ever be shot out
My rifle mighta been much cheaper if I liked tikkasYea I am kind of attached to that old 270 but when a barrel costs more than a new Tikka (that will likely outshoot it) its kind of hard. I would look at my 300wm m70 as straight disposable if the barrel was shot out. My 338m70 is the only one really nice enough to justify it but there is zero chance it will ever be shot out
In my experience, wondering what could have been eats at me more than spending some money. It sounds to me like you want to keep it.
As at least one other mentioned, Its a M70. spending money on a good-shooting M70 isnt wasted. I would say keep it, get the stock you want, KEEP the factory stock and see how you like it. If you still want something else, you kept the factory stock so any prospective buyer has both options. you wont lose much money on the deal and youll know for sure if it was the right call.
As at least one other mentioned, Its a M70. spending money on a good-shooting M70 isnt wasted. I would say keep it, get the stock you want, KEEP the factory stock and see how you like it. If you still want something else, you kept the factory stock so any prospective buyer has both options. you wont lose much money on the deal and youll know for sure if it was the right call.
Convention says you have to pick one or the other, more recent data says you dont have to pick between them anymore.
I would just keep it. And then go buy a 6.5 creedmoor. I just rebarreled my custom 700 to 6.5, probably the best compromise between performance and shootability. I kept the 308 barrel though, because it's custom as well and only has a few hundred rounds through it. The reason I kept it is because there are outfitters/guides that won't let you shoot a 6.5 creedmoor (someone on Facebook forum posted a page from an outfitters website that said they no longer allow 6.5 creedmoor) and there's at least a couple of outfitters in Maine for black bear that won't let you hunt with anything less than 30 caliber. Yeah it's stupid, but I also respect how someone wants to run THEIR business. So if I decide to hunt with them, it's on their terms not mine. And then you have states like Kentucky that have a .270 caliber minimum for elk hunting.... Not that I've ever been drawn in over 20 years of putting in the lottery. I actually gave up on it the last few years but I may get back in at some point. LOL.
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