InsaneIrish
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I have a pre 64, standard grade, winchester Model 70, in .270. Serial number is 105,234, manufactured in early 1949. It is in fairly rough shape. It was my Dad's hunting gun, the bluing is scratched and has a lot of wear in some areas. The stock is dinged up with 3 holes drilled in it where he had added a cheek plate. He also added a compass in the stock then scratched directions in it. It also has what looks to be an after market recoil pad on it.
You can see the dings and holes in the stock photo. The uneven finish in the profile shot.
My question is this: What is the current value of this gun?
I was wanting to strip it down, replace the stock, reblue the gun, do a trigger job, piller bed the receiver, add updated mounts and scope. But, if I am holding something that is currently worth some money, I don't want to destroy that value by turning it into a project gun.
You can see the dings and holes in the stock photo. The uneven finish in the profile shot.
My question is this: What is the current value of this gun?
I was wanting to strip it down, replace the stock, reblue the gun, do a trigger job, piller bed the receiver, add updated mounts and scope. But, if I am holding something that is currently worth some money, I don't want to destroy that value by turning it into a project gun.