Added another to collection!

[FoxFly45]

That is a great looking rifle! I just picked up a very nice pre 64 model 70 in 30-06 spr this weekend. I wasn’t the super grade, but a very nice clean standard model 70 with good wood.

 

[John Telford]

I’m loving the old school sheep skin lined Gun bag! The serial number puts it at about 1954 according to Roger Rule. This will be a Great Plains gun to bring to Africa.

 

[Shootist43]

Mark,I think your suspicions about this rifle being a safe queen are well founded. I wonder if the previous owner has any more such rifles "laying around?" If so, please give him my phone number. Did the previous owner trade this in on a new rifle or just sell it outright? BTW that is one fine looking rifle.

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Mark,I think your suspicions about this rifle being a safe queen are well founded. I wonder if the previous owner has any more such rifles "laying around?" If so, please give him my phone number. Did the previous owner trade this in on a new rifle or just sell it outright? BTW that is one fine looking rifle.

Sold it out right to shop along with a really nice Winchester Model 61 22lr. I was told.

 

[PARA45]

Wow, what a beauty.....congrats! You have to let us know how she shoots.

 

[WAB]

That is a true classic! I would have done exactly what you did. I doubt I would have let it out of my hands during the transaction for fear someone else would grab it!

 

[Bullthrower338]

Glad it worked out Mark! Clean rifle and fair deal!

 

[Graham Hunter]

Congrats Mark beautiful. If you find another let me know.

 

[IvW]

Wow....congratulations....great find and caliber....

 

[rookhawk]

Nice one, Mark!

That's a fine shooting iron. It'd be a pity to damage that stock. Any chance you can by a plastic trash-stock for it to use on safari, then slip it back into that beauty when you get home?

That gun will be worth 30% less after one safari, only because its a 98%+ gun now and will be a 90%-95% gun after being carried in the bush. Hate to see it as a safe queen, hate to see it roughed up, hence the idea of getting the best of both worlds was suggested.

 

[rookhawk]

FWIW. Nosler Custom Accutip LR 200gr ammo in 300HH worked awesome for me. One shot kill on a bull giraffe through the boilerroom. Certainly will work magic on all the plains game.

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Nice one, Mark!

That's a fine shooting iron. It'd be a pity to damage that stock. Any chance you can by a plastic trash-stock for it to use on safari, then slip it back into that beauty when you get home?

That gun will be worth 30% less after one safari, only because its a 98%+ gun now and will be a 90%-95% gun after being carried in the bush. Hate to see it as a safe queen, hate to see it roughed up, hence the idea of getting the best of both worlds was suggested.

I been looking at other stocks. Haven’t decided yet on what to do.

 

[AZDAVE]

Nice find, I might have a unfinished pre 64 stock laying around let me check in the shop.

 

[Philippe]

Beautiful rifle ! Beautiful stock ! Nice caliber ! Congrats
I'm searching a stock like this one for my 458 M70

 

[Philippe]

Its an investment

Good explanation for your wife !

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Good explanation for your wife !

Not Married, No Kids. can do what ever I want.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Great rifle Mark. I envy you. Congrats.

 

[Philippe]

Not Married, No Kids. can do what ever I want.

Happy man !

 

[AZDAVE]

@Mark Biggerstaff I checked in the shop and I do have a 95% inletted pre 64 walnut stock. You would need to fit the barreled action to it and finish the stock. If you would like it send me a PM.

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Follow up on this rifle. I finally got my buddy to help me work up a load for it as I do not reload.
Barnes 180 TTSX @3075 fps is the load we finished up at. It will probably shoot better than I can. Put a Swavarski Z5 2.4-12x50 BT Plex on it.