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A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .243 WIN. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,1988. Modern firearm
1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$1,292.50 inc. premium
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Christopher Fox
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A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .243 WIN. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,
1988.
1988.
XTR Sporter Varmint, serial number G1851192, .243 Winchester caliber hand lead lapped barrel with proper roller engraved markings, barrel, receiver, floor plate and grip plate with custom Bob Burt 70-5 deep relief scroll engraving and high luster blue finish; jeweled bolt and follower; oil finished, fancy fiddleback walnut stock with shadow line cheekpiece and 22-line checkering, leather covered recoil pad, and old-style Model 70 sling swivel bases; trigger guard with 24k gold inlaid initials "WCF"; fitted with a Leupold Vari-X III 2.5x8 scope; with original factory box, inspection card, instructions, warranty papers, scope base screws, Winchester custom rifle specification sheet and extra unadorned trigger guard.
Barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 44 3/4 in.
**Successful bidder must arrange pickup/transfer through a federal firearms licensee.**
Condition; Excellent, as-new, condition; box has water stains.
Barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 44 3/4 in.
**Successful bidder must arrange pickup/transfer through a federal firearms licensee.**
Condition; Excellent, as-new, condition; box has water stains.
Footnotes
Provenance
Purchased by the consignor directly from the Winchester factory in 1988 as part of a set of three Special Custom Model 70s.
Note
Rifle has had only about twenty rounds fired through it.