NitroX
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| 12/02/21 04:10 PM |
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Re: The Winchester-model-70
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As to the model 70--had 3 --inherited 3 more in the last year.. 243, 270 (YIKES), 7mm Rem, 300 H&H (pre-64), 416 and 458..last two being for FN heritage since the takeover..have never shot the 416 or 458..still sitting in the box they come in..
Glad to see no Creedmoor has sullied the Model 70 yet ...
I owned a Winchester Model 70 in .30-06 for a short while. A Featherweight. It was supposed to replace my Parker Hale M98. Bought it on a package deal with heavy crappy mounts and a huge steel variable scope. Winchester was flogging them off for a good reason. THEY DIDN'T SHOOT! I had it glass bedded. New lighter mounts. A different scope. SHOT SIX INCH GROUPS. Could not get it better.
Reluctantly and at a huge discount to my pocket sold it off to some poor buyer. Let the buyer beware. They already had the reputation of being a POS rifle. Looked nice but ....
During its limited use with me, I used to have the bullet seated to just touch the lands. With the M70 it resulted in a pulled bullets and the ball powder spilling all through the action. I had to seemingly remove every last grain to get the action to cycle again. Unlike a Mauser 98's reliability ... After this I stopped seating bullets to touch the lands. A small way off is fine and more reliable.
That model of the Winchester M70 was pure crap and badly made. I am not criticising other especially older M70's. However I will stick to Mausers in the future. A much better action.