Upgrade or sell my current do all rifle.

[elsb0048]

I just finished a pretty similar endeavor if it's helpful:
Thread 'Winchester Model 70 - My First Customized Rifle'

In my case the safety design and other features of the model 70 were desirable enough to be worth the hassle of upgrading and I wasn't willing to switch to. 700 clone or a tikka. But I'd call it a passion project moreso than practical.

The .270 suppressed is definitely still somewhat snappy from a recoil perspective (for me at least, compared to .243) but the suppressor does make a big difference.

If i'd seen one of these at the time I started I may have picked it up instead and chopped the barrel back https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1133940913

 

[bsims01]

I have a 6.5cm in a tikka super lite that is a dream to shoot. I’m a little skeptical to use it on elk, but deer sized game and smaller it’s perfect.

 

[KenLee]

Sell it outright, get this:

https://www.eurooptic.com/sauer-100-classic-xt-65-creedmoor-22-1-87-1-2-x28-bbl-rifle-s1s65ct

and pay off your bow.

or grab a Stockys for the M70 now on black friday sale

And borrow a Bandsaw to shorten the Sauer stock...unless he's also 6.5

 

[Jayhawk5]

And this is why restaurants have menus. I have the same rifle with B&C stock (Gen 2?) and it's my go-to hunting rifle. It isn't perfect but it's close enough for me. The Stockys VF for the M70 is on sale for sub-$500. That should get some great ergonomics. Thread the barrel as is or cut and thread it and add a can.

I have the gen 1 stock and I hate it. It’s a club.

Sell it outright, get this:

https://www.eurooptic.com/sauer-100-classic-xt-65-creedmoor-22-1-87-1-2-x28-bbl-rifle-s1s65ct

and pay off your bow.

or grab a Stockys for the M70 now on black friday sale

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).

 

[SDHNTR]

NEVER sell a M70. Especially one that’s a shooter. Other rifles can be replaced. M70’s cannot. Put a new stock on it, bed it and thread the barrel.

 

[Anschutz]

NEVER sell a M70. Especially one that’s a shooter. Other rifles can be replaced. M70’s cannot. Put a new stock on it, bed it and thread the barrel.

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 $600. 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]

NEVER sell a M70. Especially one that’s a shooter. Other rifles can be replaced. M70’s cannot. Put a new stock on it, bed it and thread the barrel.

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.

 

[Steve300xcw]

NEVER sell a M70. Especially one that’s a shooter. Other rifles can be replaced. M70’s cannot.

Is that just because a m70 thats a shooter is such a rare thing?

 

[HilltopHitman]

Buy a seekins and be done with it.

 

[rickyw]

You may consider stockys carbon fiber stocks or a rokstock. I have a factory second carbon fiber stockys that is 29 oz on one of my model 70 s. Good stock. Not nearly as beefy as the bell and Carlson stocks on those extreme weathers .

 

[grfox92]

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.

 

[Deere_Man]

I’d keep the M70 and invest in the McMillan. Sell the Bell & Carlson for a couple hundred to offset the cost.

 

[bushpilot]

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).

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.

 

[Speaks]

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.

 

[elsb0048]

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.

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.

 

[Speaks]

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.

 

[elsb0048]

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.

 

[Speaks]

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

 

[elsb0048]

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 tikkas