M70 pre-64 in 30-06

[arizonagirl]

Hi, I am a displaced New Yorker who is now in Arizona, and boy do I miss the greenery. I have a Winchester M70 in 06' I wish to sell. Decent condition, with a few dent in the wood, see the pics. I like to say the are teeth marks from a bear, but were there when I purchase the rifle. Bluing is good, and I believe the finish has had linseed oil rubbed on it with wear around the butt plate. Rear sight removed for the scope which is not pictured, a Weaver 2.5X8. The pictured one has fuzzy lens, so I changed it. Asking $750 firm plus $35 shipping

I hunted mostly Ulster & Sullivan counties around Sundown NY, taking quite a few deer over my 60 years stay there. Wonder when they are going to redo that forever wild zoning, an bring back a healthy forest. Before I left, deer were so scarce I was lucky to see one in a week hunt. The Whitetail deer out here called Coues deer are like NY fawns, Mulies are huge, and the Elk take your breath away. Arizona had a drawn for tags like a lottery, and luck me got a bull tag for Thankgiving week.

[ny hunter]

Beautiful rifle I just don't have the money right now.

[Setters4life]

Classic rifle!

[hunter]

Arizonagirl, nice rifle, you might want to try Gunbroker.com also. I think you'll sell it fast. Good luck on your elk hunt.

[arizonagirl]

Well guys, why no interest in a early Winchester?? I sincerely hope you are all not going for the black gun market like in Arizona. The big show in Phoenix is always loaded with all kinds of AR's & Ak's with every imaginable accessory for them.

The best part of living here is the ability to walk into a shop, pick out your favorite hand gun, do a background check, and walk out with it. Nice to be able to conceal carry here/ Now do I carry my .380, or my 45 ACP, I guess that depend on how I like to accessorize.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Well, to begin with you are in AZ, and in order for someone to buy the gun and have it shipped to NY, they will have to go through a shop or someone with an FFL. You cannot just ship a gun to a non-licensed person in another state.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html

[ny hunter]

Arizona If I had the money I would buy your rifle in a heart beat,I do own an ar but I love rifles.My main deer rifle is in fact a model 70 classic in 30-06 it is not how ever pre 64.

[pawle76]

My rifle is almost identical to yours except mine is a featherweight. It was handed down from my grandfather to my dad and then to me. Great rifle indeed ! That scope you have on that rifle looks pretty old also. Is that an old Redfield ?

[arizonagirl]

And so, I have bought guns from many states, and shipped the ones I lost interest in to people in other states. I take them to my UPS gun dealer, he packages them, I insure them, and they arrive at you dealer. I ask for an FFL from your dealer, and an ID that you are old enough to purchase the item. $35 usually cover all the ins & shipping, and you have to find a dealer who doesn't ripe you off for a transfer. The guys here charge $20 per rifle. Never had a problem. I used to live in Canandaigua( the chosen spot) for a year while I was going to the college there. Love deer hunting on the southern end of the lake

[arizonagirl]

The scope is an old Weaver, and the one I am shipping it with is a weaver too. The optics, and dirty, and need to be cleaned is why I am taking it off. I switch from my Marlin 45-70 to my .308 S&W I ought years ago. The ranges here are a bit farther than NY woods. Last fall my nephew had a Elk tag, and the shot would have been more like 300 yards across the Juniper cover canyons. It snow the 3rd day, so we left. He had arthritis bad, and the cold really hurt him. I f any one want to chat about hunting here, lets start a new link in one of the other posting areas Rachel

[WNYBuckHunter]

And so, I have bought guns from many states, and shipped the ones I lost interest in to people in other states. I take them to my UPS gun dealer, he packages them, I insure them, and they arrive at you dealer. I ask for an FFL from your dealer, and an ID that you are old enough to purchase the item. $35 usually cover all the ins & shipping, and you have to find a dealer who doesn't ripe you off for a transfer. The guys here charge $20 per rifle. Never had a problem. I used to live in Canandaigua( the chosen spot) for a year while I was going to the college there. Love deer hunting on the southern end of the lake

Just making people aware.

BTW, why are you selling this gun and not using it for Elk and Mulies?

[arizonagirl]

Dear, I am a lever gun shooter for the area I am hunting on the Mongollon rim area. Ponderosa forest, elevation around 7500 feet, and am using my Savage 99 in .358 Win this year. I carried a Marlin 95' in 45-70 for my NY hunts, and honesty, it is heavy, and I am getting older For the longer range areas, I used a Remington .338 rum for those really long shots on Elk, or my .308 S&W for deer sized game. The ground here runs from flat grassy mesa's, pine forests to deep canyons covered with scrub oaks, but mostly 20 foot high junipers/cedars. Unlike NY, you have to get drawn in a lottery for a game tag, and I have been here for 6 years, and this is my 2nd Elk tag. Seasons are 1 week long, but there are bow, and cow hunts before the bull hunts, so time I get in the woods, they are spooked pretty good. I have a bunch of pics I took of the areas, and will post them under the general chat group later to show what it looks like here. Rachel