Recent content by glshuck

The chinese glass has certainly gotten good. No doubt a better picture than the old stuff. For $700, I could buy a ruger american and budget vortex and have a setup that would out perform my '52 m70 I put together here. I am knowingly sacrificing performance to have a vintage setup. In context...

It appears to be all correct from what I can tell. I finally got my hands on the Roger Rule book. I am highly impressed with the amount of detail he goes into. From cross referencing the rule book, it does appear that this is a first year monte carlo stock gun & one of the few that would have...

Well, I'm not gonna mount a scope on the pre-war gun, so pre 64 model 70 #2 has arrived. 52' std weight .270. Feel pretty good about what I paid & It's in fantastic shape. One little ding under the pistol grip, and some very minor wear on the butt plate. If it was any nicer, I'd be having...

Well, I pulled the trigger on a 1952 m70 in .270 that should pair up nicely to this pre war gun. It is a monte carlo stock gun. Snagged a cheap 3-9x redfield bear cub that isn't filmed over with solvent and is in great shape. It's a decade newer than the gun but it won't look out of place...

I am 29. I try not to buy guns that are significantly more expensive than their modern production equivalent but I own many more vintage guns than modern ones. I think that helps hedge my bets. Maybe it takes $1000 to get a nice pre 64 gun, and maybe it only takes $600 to get a synthetic bolt...

Is there a consensus best era correct mount and rings for a factory drilled and tapped post war pre 64 model 70?

I am no expert but I do know that pre-war guns are not drilled and tapped on the rear strap of the reciever. It is a big hit to the collector value of a prewar gun if it has been drilled and tapped. I want to say Bausch and Lomb or sombody made a mount that used the factory front reciever holes...

I optomistically tend to agree. The dark spots are exactly where hand oil would be from use. I don't know enough to be sure of it, but I dont see any "smoking gun" signs of a refin. I'll just have to do my best to get it in the hands of trained eyes. My best guess is that is a gun that saw light...

A good cleaning and oiling and then the plan is to leave this one just as it sits. Cool to own #6542 in my opinion. It's got enough wear that I won't feel bad taking it out when I feel like it. Will probably try to chase down a post war model that was factory drilled and tapped to have as a...

No surprises inside, just some old grease. Barrel is stamped '37.

Anybody know anything about the sling? I noticed pre64win.com shows a very similar sling on their slings page. I am wondering if its some sort of original accessory.

I have not pulled the stock off it yet. Plan to do it this evening when I have time to be a little more thorough. I believe the rollmark is correct to the era of the gun though. Front sight is definitely a bead sight. She is a Doberman. European red to be specific. She is my home office buddy...

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All I have done is wipe it with a dry rag and try and toothbrush some of the dirt and grime. There was some literal crud on the gun in the checkering as well as some sort of sticky stuffy on the buttstock. I got most of it off but still some on there as I didn't want to hurt anything by using a...

Here it is. Bolt is numbered to the reciever. Reciever isnt drilled and tapped. Bore looks great. Good bit of grime on the gun though from handling, and it's obviously seen some actual use. I would be curious as to the experts opinions on the originality of the finish on the wood as well as the...