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Mountaineer on a 270
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Nice classic outfit. Is that a Win 54?
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Beautiful "fiddleback" walnut stock, man you have some very nice pieces..
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1958 Winchester Model 70 FWT .270 Winchester |
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A beautiful weapon.
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March 22, 2013, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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The Weaver bases and Grand Slam rings are clunky but they let me mount the scope.
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That stock is amazing!
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Go Conetrol for bases and rings, that will pretty that dude up quick and in a hurry.
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I'm liking that setup a lot!!
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I have never seen the S&K's, who has them?
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Saved them to favorites. thanks Taylorce1, I didn't mean to highjack this thread, sorry.
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SK's were the way to go!
So much nicer than the Weaver Grand Slams on the Weaver bases: |
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Looks awesome, seems like S&K ships fast. I haven't used any of their rings yet, $100+ is kind of hard to swallow when Talley's have been working for half the money. One of these days I'll order a few sets for my custom rifles.
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Wow!! Taylorce1 had the "heads up" on those bases and rings from S&K, they are SWEET!!
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Now you're just showin off!
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Cool setup! I really like the wood on that gun....I have never heard of a Mountaineer Leupold..Care to educate me? Oh..and my dad had that same type sling on his 270 also..back in the day....It had Beuler rings and mount..and 4x Weaver scope....1948
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Cool! $75 was a lot back then....
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