Winchester Model 70 Pre-64 Standard Rifle .270 Win, 24 in Barrel, 1952, Controlled-Round Feed, Walnut Stock
This 1952 Winchester Model 70 Pre-64 Standard Rifle is a classic New Haven build with controlled-round feed and a forged receiver. It retains its factory open sights and features a 24-inch Winchester Proof Steel barrel. The receiver is drilled and tapped with scope bases installed, and it comes fitted with a Galaxy variable-power scope in Weaver rings. Traditional details include a walnut stock with cut checkering and a checkered steel widow's-peak buttplate.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Fair - Generally clean, some residue or smudges, slight corrosion.
Bore Rifling: Fair Rifling - Worn rifling, slight loss of definition.
Specific Condition Notes: The metal surfaces show rust and pitting across much of the rifle. The blued finish has areas of wear and cloudiness. The walnut stock has scattered scratches. The rifling is present but shows blemishes.
What’s Included
- Optic: Galaxy variable-power rifle scope
- Scope Rings: Weaver U.S.A. rings (installed)
- Scope Bases: Scope bases (installed)
Built in the early 1950s, this Pre-64 Model 70 embodies the features that define the series: a forged receiver, controlled-round feed, and original Winchester New Haven rollmarks. The action is the classic three-position wing safety design paired with an internal box magazine and a hinged floorplate.
The 24-inch barrel is Winchester Proof Steel and retains factory open sights, including a ramped front sight base and a barrel-mounted rear sight. The receiver is drilled and tapped, with bases installed, and it comes wearing a Galaxy variable-power riflescope in Weaver rings.
The walnut stock features a pistol grip with cut checkering, inletted fixed sling swivels at the butt toe and fore-end, and a checkered steel widow's-peak buttplate. Length of pull measures 13.5 inches for a traditional hunting rifle fit.
Chambered in .270 Winchester with a 4-round internal magazine, this Standard Rifle configuration delivers the hallmark Pre-64 handling and layout. The steel receiver and barrel wear a blued finish, and the rifle was manufactured in the United States in 1952.