Stever88 on Model 70 Serial Number. Numbers and I think a U in the sn indicates a Sears branded/marketed Win M70 rifle as a Sears/Ted Williams Model 53. Jul 17, 2016 Model 70 Serial Number - weird G U168XXX Winchester Rifles. Model 70 Serial Number. Branded/marketed Win M70 rifle as a Sears/Ted Williams Model 53.

I have a 'network' of pawnbrokers I have befriended, and sometimes they'll hook me up with something nice. I had asked one of them a couple of weeks ago to keep an eye out for a nice.30-06 bolt action -- nothing fancy, I just wanted something inexpensive that I could scope and use for the fairly rare occaisions when I hunt an area that offers powerline and gas line right-of-way shooting. He called me this morning and said he had just had something traded in that I might be interested in. When I got there, he hauled out a Ted Williams Model 53.

For those not familiar, this is a Sears-marketed post-'64 Winchester Model 70, a solid rifle, to be sure, but not one I would ordinarily get too excited about. This one, though was unusual --- it was a brand-new-in-the-box 30+ year-old rifle! Not a ding, scratch, or rust spot on it, and absolutely no sign it had ever been fired!

He told me it had been traded in right at closing time yesterday, and he could 'do me right' if I wanted it. I nearly ripped the seat out of my jeans going for my wallet. When I got it home, I took the barreled action our of the stock to check for rust. No rust at all, but I got a surprise. The shiny brown finish had me convinced that the stock was 'hardwood', but lo and behold, the inside revealed that it is walnut!

Very plain walnut, to be sure, and with a pretty unappetizing and cheap-looking stain/finish, but walnut nonetheless. There was no way I could get out to the range today, but I had to get some idea of how it would shoot. I rummaged in my junk box and -- surprise, again! -- found a two-piece Weaver base and rings that fit perfectly, and mounted an old but reliable Bushnell Sportview 3X9 scope I had on hand.

I have a side-yard 25-yard range next to my house, but if I go across the road (being careful no traffic is coming!) I can get right at 75 yards from the target, and there is a handy power pole right there that I can brace against. I loaded 3 Remington 180 gr. Corelokt rounds, got settled, and fired them at the oversized target I had posted. Lordy, lordy! Splunk Enterprise License Crack. I will need to take it to the range to get the zero fine-tuned, but those three Corelokts formed a single-hole perfect cloverleaf! Folks, this is a homely rifle, but there is no question whatsoever that it is going to be a shooter. Am I pleased?

No question box and papers could add value to it in the future -- but I doubt, even then, the value will be very high. We all know the discount that a Sears stamp imposes on a gun, regardless of who made it, and we all know the knocks against the Post-'64 Model 70 vs. The pre-'64 -- the pushfeed action, the rather clunky stock with its pressed checkering, the cheezy-looking aluminum bottom metal. But this example has opened my eyes to it's pluses, namely the famous old-style adjustable Model 70 trigger and the very decent Winchester barrel. Put those two together and suddenly she don't look so bad!