I may be mistaken, but I think Remington made a Model 7 or Model 70 prior to introducing the 700 series of rifles. Maybe that's what he's trying to say. And the older Weaver scopes were pretty darn good, and clear. Especially if it's a fixed power. Look it over, if it IS a Rem, and it's got a clear Weaver fixed power scope on it, I'd let him set the price. Then if I were comfortable with it, buy it.

Hell, even if it's a Winchester, and all other things the same as I stated above, I'd still buy it. Especially if it's a pre-64 model.