# 7mm Mauser (winchester model 70) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232 "2012-06-15T13:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232/1 "2012-06-15T13:37:09Z")
A few of weeks ago I asked about AR-15s and alluded to the fact I have a 270. > **[what type of AR-15 to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=653348)** > > I’m getting an AR-15 and don’t really know much about them. Long story, short. My friends are essentially buying the parts for me as gifts over the next several months, all I have to do is decide what I want in such a rifle. I know very little... Well I was mistaken. I was told I was to be given a 270, but it turns out that it is a winchester 70 (7 X57…or 7 mm Mauser). It is a bolt action rifle, probably manufactured in the 1980s. It has an awesome Leopold scope. Does anyone have an opinon about this particular rifle and perhaps what kind of ammo I should consider. I’ll realistically just use it on a gun range, but I suppose, I should get used to some hunting rounds too. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232/2 "2012-06-15T16:45:55Z")
I have never shot either a 270 win or a 7mm Mauser, but the late Jack O’Conner was a fan of both, and I am a fan of JO’C, so I think you have a nice rifle there. Do you know if it is pre or post 1964? (?? I think it’s '64 that matters ??) The pre-'64 model 70s are highly coveted, and command premium prices. If it is pre-64 and you’d prefer a different caliber, you could probably sell it for enough to pay for any current production rifle you’d like. [Here is a thread on gun/hunting board](http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2799209/page/1/fpart/1) that compares/contrasts the two calibers, and some talk about ammo choices. ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232/3 "2012-06-15T16:50:52Z")
I’m absolutely sure it is post-64 So it’s not the highly sought after versions ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232/4 "2012-06-15T16:56:39Z")
7mm Mauser is a great old round. It caused both the US and the UK to re-evaluate their military rounds after facing enemies armed with the 7mm. It was a very popular hunting round here in the US a few decades back when surplus rifles using it were plentiful and cheap. Keep the gun, there’s not a thing wrong with the 7mm. ---
**Author:** ![mytime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@mytime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mytime)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7mm-mauser-winchester-model-70/625232/5 "2012-06-15T17:29:01Z")
I have one, and it is a great hunting rifle…keep it