winchester model 70 pre 64 .264 mag info

[Jed_Burns]

I've got a pre 64 and I'm trying to find a date on it but the serial number isn't listed on the rifle its 538847. I'm wondering if anyone can't help me out with it

[Crown50]

If 538847 is the serial # my data says 1961

[Jed_Burns]

yep thats the number. cool thanks any idea what its worth? not gonna get rid of it just curious

[TVHunts]

yep thats the number. cool thanks any idea what its worth? not gonna get rid of it just curious

Glad you cleared up the fact that you don't want to sell it 
I have a 1965 and it is a shooter!

[Jed_Burns]

yea my dad has had it for 25 years and he just gave it to me so I'm gonna do a build with it.
he said my mom got it at a pawn shop for 300 bucks back then. score!!

[wapiti22]

is it the Standard configuration or a Featherweight, The Standard has the bump in the barrel where the rear sight is mounted. The featherweight is a smooth barrel and will be marked Featherweight and have a 22 inch barrel.  Production started in 1960 for this caliber.

Not sure what you mean by d"doing a build" but I wouldn't make any changes to this rifle if it 's in original condition.  If all you want is the action, they can be bought.

[browney5er]

Where and for how much?

[wapiti22]

pre64win.com

check them out

They are right here in WA.  I've bought several parts from them
You also see them on Gunbroker.com

[Jed_Burns]

its not the featherweight but the barrel is bad and its all original. i want to put on a benchmark barrel and a stock

[JJB11B]

is there two threads?

[garrett89]

Once you modify it becomes worthless. Better to hang it up on your mantle than to switch parts out if you aren't going to keep it original.

[JDHasty]

Once you modify it becomes worthless. Better to hang it up on your mantle than to switch parts out if you aren't going to keep it original.

Sounds like it is pretty well used up.  May as well use the action. 

[sumpnz]

Yeah, if the barrel is shot out I can't imagine that it would be worth any more than any other pre-64 action plus stock.  .264 WinMag is known as a barrel burner.

Would it restore collector's value if he put a correct replacement barrel on it rather than some non-Winchester barrel?

[Skillet]

Once you modify it becomes worthless. Better to hang it up on your mantle than to switch parts out if you aren't going to keep it original.

Sounds like it is pretty well used up.  May as well use the action.

  No matter what barrel you put on it, the action and rest of the parts are always going to be worth what they're with.  I have a 1957 M70 featherweight, and if it is ever shot out it is going to get either overbored or rebarreled.  A pre-64 is part of a storied class of firearms, but not every one is a museum piece. 

I say do whatever you want to it today will make you want to use it.  With a sporter barrel contour you could likely overbore it to another belted mag round, provided the shoulder and other dims are compatible, etc.

[JDHasty]

Yeah, if the barrel is shot out I can't imagine that it would be worth any more than any other pre-64 action plus stock.  .264 WinMag is known as a barrel burner.

Would it restore collector's value if he put a correct replacement barrel on it rather than some non-Winchester barrel?

That is what is known as a "circle P' barrel.  Marked as a replacement part.  It is all but impossible to locate a 264 barrel that isn't a circle P that does not have the throat burnt out.