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There's a couple more I could add. The 338 Alaskan and the 264 Westerner already mentioned. I've seen several 264's but only one 338 in all my years. I had forgotten about tge 308 special order status; I have a 1953 308 featherweight (aluminum floorplate and buttplate) . I'm not sure how rare the 300 H&H would be, but it's hard to find one that hasn't been rechambered to 300 Weatherby Magnum.

keith wrote:There's a couple more I could add. The 338 Alaskan and the 264 Westerner already mentioned. I've seen several 264's but only one 338 in all my years. I had forgotten about tge 308 special order status; I have a 1953 308 featherweight (aluminum floorplate and buttplate) . I'm not sure how rare the 300 H&H would be, but it's hard to find one that hasn't been rechambered to 300 Weatherby Magnum.

.264 Mag 1959-1964 Regular production $2000.00 Nib
.300 H&H 1937-1963 Regular production $3598.00 Nib
.338 Win Mag 1959-1963 Sp Order only $2144.00 Nib
7x57 Mauser 1937-1949 Regular Production $6970.00 Nib
.35 Remington 1941-1947 Limited Production $Very Rare
.300 Savage 1944-1950 Limited Production $ Very Rare

In the reference I have, all the cartridges listed as very rare are listed with no price. Prices listed are average going rate for 2013 so I am sure they are a lot higher now. I don't know that much about Pre 64 Model 70's but I have a big stack of reference books going back to the 50's and I can read . The ones in these two posts are the rarest calibers . I think the 9x57 would not have been a big seller in the US as Americans back in those days were not real big on the Metric calibers. The 7mm would have been more familiar to them due to the large number of bring back's and cheap surplus Mausers and Rolling Block Remington's that were then on the market.

Eddie

I think one could add the .250 savage to that list also.

bob lewis wrote:I think one could add the .250 savage to that list also.

Was listed a standard production from 1937- 1949 with a Nib price of $5433 . High value but does not seem to be a rarity.
Eddie

Eddie, why does it command that kind of price if not at least some what rare, just curious.

bob lewis wrote:Eddie, why does it command that kind of price if not at least some what rare, just curious.

Hi Bob,
I think it's considered more common than a special order or low production caliber but less common than say a 30-06 or a .270 . Popularity drives demand ( and prices ) so It may be because it is a very popular cartridge in fairly high demand . I love it and have intended to buy a Ruger chambered for it . Were I a collector of Pre 64 Model 70's it would be pretty high on my list of must haves . Colt Pythons are not rare but are in high demand and to me bring crazy prices for a somewhat better ( my opinion ) than average .357 revolver .

Eddie

Thanks Eddie!
Sorry about the lag in reply,. I'm not a huge collector, more of a shooter I do have a 59xx .30'06 and a 21xxx was '06.

bob lewis wrote:Thanks Eddie!
Sorry about the lag in reply,. I'm not a huge collector, more of a shooter I do have a 59xx .30'06 and a 21xxx was '06.

I'm not a collector either Bob . If I didn't like to reload as much as I do I would most likely only own 1 each Rifle, Shotgun, and pistol .

Eddie

Some unbelievable prices there...

I'll add a few to the list
30-30
22 rf
7.92 mm
7.62
6mm-308
22 special
25 special
27 special
7.65
9mm

keith wrote:There's a couple more I could add. The 338 Alaskan and the 264 Westerner already mentioned. I've seen several 264's but only one 338 in all my years. I had forgotten about tge 308 special order status; I have a 1953 308 featherweight (aluminum floorplate and buttplate) . I'm not sure how rare the 300 H&H would be, but it's hard to find one that hasn't been rechambered to 300 Weatherby Magnum.

I still have a 1942 vintage model 70 chambered in .300 H&H. Its my favorite hunting rifle by far.

I heard that .300 savage was about the rarest chambering.

300 Savage is only the rarest CATALOG model 70
300 h&h is 5th most common cal made in the pre 64 model 70

Too bad most of the .300 H&H rifles were re-chambered, finding one unaltered is getting nearly impossible.

Super Grade Featherweight

The 300 savage version is my unicorn.

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