WTS Winchester 70 Pre 64 300 WBY

[speedfire]

want to sell a Winchester pre 64 model 70 300 wby. Has a beautiful wooden stock, sharp rifling. This rifle is in superb condition. with a mounted scope included. will go for $2100 shipped.
thanks for looking..

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

That’s a 300 H&H in the photos. Mods need to check the IP address for the OP. I’d do an image search myself if I knew how to. @BRICKBURN

Relatively new member with a bunch of plain vanilla posts.. Now posting a rifle for sale? Typical scammer flags….

 

[Mekaniks]

want to sell a Winchester pre 64 model 70 300 wby. Has a beautiful wooden stock, sharp rifling. This rifle is in superb condition. with a mounted scope included. will go for $2100 shipped.
thanks for looking..

Can you tell us how and when it became a wby?

 

[JimP]

While you can shoot 300 H&H in a 300 Weatherby, you can't shoot 300 Weatherby in a 300 H&H.

You need to check that barrel stamp.

 

[Randy Bo]

OP’s “About” page seems suspicious:

 

[Flipper Dude]

Kenya huh? He’s good

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Lots of 300 H&H rifles were reamed (ruined) to 300 weatherby.

 

[Mekaniks]

Lots of 300 H&H rifles were reamed (ruined) to 300 weatherby.

Yes there were. I had one for a bit. But the barrel was stamped correctly.
I would like to hear from the OP how and when it got converted

 

[JimP]

Get me your address and I'll come over and verify that rifle for you.

If not me I know that we have a number of members in the Denver area that would be happy to do it.

 

[Randy Bo]

Kenya huh? He’s good

Bear and elk hunting in Africa?
Best African trophy- Elephant but, not listed under species hunted in Africa.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

To be fair he could be old enough to have hunted Kenya before the ban. I could’ve jumped the gun but the OP definitely needs to elaborate some. I’ll apologize if I’m wrong.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Can you tell us how and when it became a wby?

I was wondering the same thing. I suppose it could have been rebarrelled, but I do not think any pre64 M70s were made in .300 Wby. I believe the Weatherbys were still.proprietary cartridges at that time.

 

[Mekaniks]

I was wondering the same thing. I suppose it could have been rebarrelled, but I do not think any pre64 M70s were made in .300 Wby. I believe the Weatherbys were still.proprietary cartridges at that time.

It could make a good donor for a custom build but not at this price

 

[Doug Hamilton]

Bear and elk hunting in Africa?
Best African trophy- Elephant but, not listed under species hunted in Africa.

I was hunting bears and elk in Zimbabwe. Don't know why we never saw any. Must have been further North, like Kenya. ;-)