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Custom Model 70, 270 Win.
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
November 5, 2014
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Ted-
Attractive rifle… Given your cartridge preferences it’s not surprising it’s a 270 WIN…
I see that it also carries a set of Brownell’s own lever detachable bases/rings. The ones marked “LB” with the serrated dovetail bases to prevent movement of the rings. The later Kimber marketed Lenard Brownell style rings have a stop shoulder on the bases like Talley rings do nowadays. I guess that serrated dovetail was too difficult/expensive to manufacture… 
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
November 7, 2015
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I always knew he was a gunsmith but I had no idea! Love the stock and checkering.
Mike
TedK…. that is not very nice of you to post pics of such a magnificent rifle and not comment yourself! The words “the price is…” would really get my attention! As a lover of Griffin & Howe, Jaeger, Sedgley, Tom Burgess and Al Biesen custom rifles, that rifle my friend is right there with them.
Ben said
TedK…. that is not very nice of you to post pics of such a magnificent rifle and not comment yourself! The words “the price is…” would really get my attention! As a lover of Griffin & Howe, Jaeger, Sedgley, Tom Burgess and Al Biesen custom rifles, that rifle my friend is right there with them.
I couldn’t agree more Ben!
TXGunNut said
I always knew he was a gunsmith but I had no idea! Love the stock and checkering.
Mike
Mike,
Are you saying this is Ted K.’s work?
If so, we have an artist amongst us!
Louis Luttrell said
Ted-Attractive rifle… Given your cartridge preferences it’s not surprising it’s a 270 WIN…
I see that it also carries a set of Brownell’s own lever detachable bases/rings. The ones marked “LB” with the serrated dovetail bases to prevent movement of the rings. The later Kimber marketed Lenard Brownell style rings have a stop shoulder on the bases like Talley rings do nowadays. I guess that serrated dovetail was too difficult/expensive to manufacture…
Lou
Lou,
Spill the beans, as Ted’s gone dark on us, laying in the weeds! LOL!
Blue Ridge Parson said
Beautiful rifle! I could always find room for that one.BRP
I can’t argue with you, BRP, as it’s a GEM!!! 
Anthony
November 5, 2014
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Anthony-
I’ll let “Dark Ted” respond about his prior “radio silence” but it appears he’s back!!!… And still “pithy” (man of few words)… Except on the phone…
I was just giving him grief b/c I gave him those LB scope mounts after he acquired that rifle. I don’t even remember where/when I bought them, but it was decades ago. I think they’d be very hard to find today…
Best,
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
The late Len Brownell was one of the great custom stockmakers whose work was actually affordable if you really wanted it and could wait. His craftsmanship was, in my opinion, the full equal of Al Biesen’s, Dale Goens’, Robert Winter’s, to name some of his peers.
And a Brownell rifle was meant to be hunted, not exhibited like art.
I’ve always thought Brownell was the true master of the stutzen — full stocked — design, an opinion shared by the late Bill Ruger, who hired Brownell to design the original stocks of the Model #1 and the Model 77. Ultimately, Ruger hired Brownell to move to New Hampshire to oversee production of both rifles. He also taught hand checkering skills to Ruger employees hired for the purpose.
The “International” versions of the Ruger #1 and 77, their model numbers carrying the suffix “RSI” are production versions of an extremely graceful and beautifully proportioned Brownell custom stock design shown in several of John Amber’s Gun Digests.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Thanks All for the positive comments
Some specifics about the rifle…..
Found the rifle at a show in Upstate NY 7 or 8 years ago. Never really a fan of custom rifles, but this one checked all the boxes, a Brownell pre-64 M70 with a low comb stock chambered for the 270 Win. The original Winchester Standard Rifle barrel has been profiled (pretty sure the action has been trued as well), the factory barrel stamps, rear sight boss and front sight ramp have been removed and the barrel has been shortened from 24 in. to a touch over 22 in. Unfortunately, his checkered bolt release is not on the gun, I searched for one for a while but decided against altering the gun and gave up the search. Feel the stock is just about as good as it gets, checkering is perfect and it seems to have a little less wood on it with a more comfortable cross section in the forend. Have also paid more attention to fleur-de-lis on other builder’s custom rifles and to my eye Lenard’s fleurs are more perfectly proportioned. The proprietary, unobtainium LB scope rings that Lou graciously donated to the cause are the icing on the cake.
For those who may be interested this gun was on a table directly across the aisle from the tables Kenny and Louise Bean had at the show.
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”
President Harry S. Truman
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