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Model 70 Palma Match rifle in .308

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J Nelson

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June 28, 2022 - 11:35 pm

Anyone have experience with these rifles? I’m trying to find info for a friend who recently inherited one. It looks unfired, stock is gorgeous. Metal looks unscathed. Should be a good shooter, sounds like guys used to shoot these at 800-1000 yards with iron sights! Wondering what they’d be worth today. Serial number puts it at 1966-1967 for production.

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July 2, 2022 - 12:43 am

Hi J,

Additional information and some good photos would help with identification. The Winchester Palma Rifles were made for the 1968, 1971 & 1976 competitions. A very late 1967 serial number could be a Palma Rifle. Any earlier would not. Does it have an inscription on the right side of the barrel identifying it as a Palma Match rifle? Member Bill Grant wrote up a nice article on these for ”The Winchester Collector” magazine. See Spring of 2020 edition on the association website under publications.

There are a few members who are knowledgeable on the Palma Rifles.

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Ned