[Bill Allen]

I am in the market for a new rifle and I have come across a pre 1964 Winchester Model 70 in .243 that has caught my interest. The gun has an extremely, beautifully flamed maple stock, which was what first caught my attention. It has a DouglasXX barrel that has had about a 1000 rounds through it. It has been glass bedded and has a free floating barrel. Overall condition is nearly perfect. It has a Leupold 6x scope. The only downside is that the gun weighs 10 or 11 pounds and I would be mainly using it while sitting in a tree stand. The current owner has only shot handloads and I would only be shooting factory loads through it, if that makes any difference.

Any tips or advice or something I should consider I may not be thinking of? Is 1000 rounds through .243 custom barrel a significant number?

Thanks, for any input...