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Post by valley28 on Aug 20, 2011 21:16:10 GMT -5
Do any of you guys have any experiance with one of these rifles, and if so what is your opinion of them. I am looking at one in 30-06 with an ancient Leupold Vari X II. Overall it is a nice looking rifle, but has a scratch or two and a few dings on the stock. Defenitely not abused but hunted with in the past. How do you think one would stack up with a pre 64 model 70?
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kywindage
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Post by kywindage on Aug 22, 2011 6:51:19 GMT -5
Very well made FN Mauser action and barrel. Controlled round feed like the M70 and good trigger and safety. These rifles usually require bedding to shoot their best and you might want to check for the salt wood problem. Easiest way is to remove a butt plate screw. If it is rusty you have a problem.
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robl
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Post by robl on Aug 22, 2011 10:15:45 GMT -5
A life long friend collects them, he loves them, as above, very well made guns.
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Post by derekr on Aug 22, 2011 12:55:12 GMT -5
They are fine bolt-guns, for sure. They don't come up much around here.
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Post by boxhead on Aug 23, 2011 20:00:24 GMT -5
As noted, a fine, fine rifle. I have a couple of FN's that were direct imports rather than via the Browning route. Mine are accuarte as is. The only downside I see with the Browning, if it matters to you, is that they are tanks being pretty darn heavy and a bit thick in the wood.
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Post by nonpcnrarn on Sept 20, 2011 18:59:52 GMT -5
Very well made FN Mauser action and barrel. Controlled round feed like the M70 and good trigger and safety. These rifles usually require bedding to shoot their best and you might want to check for the salt wood problem. Easiest way is to remove a butt plate screw. If it is rusty you have a problem. I just read an article regarding the curing of stock wood with a salt curing process. This took place from 1966 to 1971. If the rifle you are looking at is one of those the value is 50% of the normal value or pass on that rifle altogether according to Brian Pearce of Rifle Magazine (Vol. 43, pg24) in an article about the Browning Highpower Rifles. Also depending on when yours was made (1963-1974) Sako provided the barreled actions with the stocks produced by FN. These were .222 Rem Mag, .22-250 Rem and .243 Win. Also some .243 Win and .308 Win versions were built on small-ring Mauser actions from 1960 to 1963. If yours is in good shape except for some "hunting character" I would buy it. Does the stock have the Monte Carlo cheek piece that was popular during the late 60s and early 70s? If so I would restock the barreled action in a straight combed stock. I never liked the gaudiness of the big hump of the Monte Carlo stock even though I have 2 custom stocked guns of that era in 30-06 and 257 Roberts that I inherited from my dad. Both are in the California style of that decade. If you buy the gun it is prescratched and dinged so you don't have to worry about putting the first blemish on the gun. |
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Post by valley28 on Oct 14, 2011 20:00:36 GMT -5
The best I can tell by looking up the serial # on line it was manufactured in 1966. It does have a monte carlo stock. I read somewhere online to remove the buttplate screws and examine for rust which I did. No signs of rust on the screws, but I got curious and tried to remove the barreled action from the stock. I could not get any of the screws to budge. Since the rifle is not yet mine I did not want to force anything and possibly cause any damage. Kinda having second thoughts.  |
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