Winchester 70 sale value help

[anthonylapoint]

I just need some quick figures here guys. Here's the scenario.

A friend of mine (soon to not be) wants to sell to my cousin a rifle he picked up cheap. It's a winchester model 70, heavy barrel varmint in stainless chambered in .243. Unknown round count, hs precision stock and Timney trigger(supposedly, the guys a fucking constant lier).

Anyway, it did have a Leopold VXIII and and he wanted $1400 for the entire package. I thought it was a good deal because both, the gun and scope, are worth around $700 apiece. Now my buddy says the scopes not include and he's claiming just the rifle is worth that.

What I want to know is, how much is that gun worth in that setup (without scope) and in good condition. I feel like I could buy that gun new for $750. Does the winchester 70 varmint come with an hs stock?

How much is the scope worth?

What would you guys sell that setup for because at $1400, he's getting screwed. My friend mounted a winchester scope on it and didn't tell my cousin, now he's telling me the winchester scope is an awesome scope.

WTF

 

[KHOOKS]

The new model 70 varmits I think come in a Bell & Carlson stock, but I do think they but some in the HS stocks also. I purchased a Model 70 coyote light in 243 with the laminated stock bull barrel for $550. Not sure if the trigger would kick the price to $750 but mine had a damn nice factory trigger in it about 2.5# and breaks like glass. I would shop gunbroker forthe same gun and see what others are moving for but I think it's a little high.

I look on gunbroker and not may to choose from but they all were running over $750 but I'm not shocked by that as everything seems high to me in the gun world still.

 

[Layton]

Is the barrel fluted?

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edt: Either way if it's factory it's not worth over $1k if that.

 

[220 Swift AI]

Do not pay 1400.00 just for the gun or it better have a bunch of work done to it. Them Winchester scopes are the biggest piece of junk. I would buy a tasco before one of those scopes. I would say 750.00 to 900.00 and it better be show room for 900.00.

 

[Cobracutter]

Yea I would pay maybe $800-900 for that tops. Depending on scope, prolly worth around 200-250 on used market so u can do the math.

 

[gunn317]

My step dad just picked a Winchester M70 .243 with Shilen Match barrel and trigger work with a BS Pro Sniper stock from Maj. John Plaster for 800 off of gun broker. Don't know if this helps but seems high to me at 1400. The gun does shoot very well though...... easily 3/4 a minute and I have put two groups down off of sandbags and harris bipod at about .4 and .5 moa

 

[Layton]

I purchased a slightly used VX3 4.5x14x50 last year on ebay for $280 if that gives you an idea of what the scopes worth.

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[anthonylapoint]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the confirmation that he's being screwed royally. I didn't know used VXIII were only around $2-300. Damn, that's cheap.

 

[pawprint2]

Your "buddy" is living in a dream world! Bud's Gun Shop has a New M70, heavy fluted SS barrel, with MOA trigger, for $929.00, zero round count etc. Maybe, (as many sellers believe) your bubby believes because he owned it, and it's well broken in, it some how is worth more than a New copy! Walk away-buy new save $500, and buy the scope you want.

 

[anthonylapoint]

Can't say I would call him a buddy anymore. Come to find out, he bought the gun with Leopold for $400. Now he's trying to make a $G like an asshole.

And that bastard came to my wedding.....fucker

 

[Frank]

The Winchester scope adds "zero" to the value of the rifle in my opinion. Also being a 243, I would subtract the price of a barrel job since you have no idea of the number of rounds and 243 ain't easy on barrels. He may get a little life out of it but that is not a given. Since its a 243, it can re rebarreled to 260,7-08, 308 with nothing more than a new barrel. And playing musical scopes and prices I would just RUN away.

 

[308Gunner]

I sold my cousin the same rifle in 22-250 for 500.00 and I included base and rings, I would tell him to stick it in his ass.

 

[anthonylapoint]

Nice. I told my cousin to tell him to suck one too. Lets see if he listens but he has more money then brains.