NitroX
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| 20/02/21 06:34 PM |
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Re: The Winchester-model-70
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Nice looking rifle Patagonhunter.
I have never liked the M70. Simply because of the fit,and lack of safety from escaping gas. Fit could be fixed and so could the bolt handle (looks only). However those I know who have them love them and most shoot well.
The 30-06 is a great cartridge case for making .270,35 Whelan, 338-06 etc. Tried one once and it did nothing my old 303 wouldn't do and did nothing for me. Yet I like the 308, go figure, I can't. Mind you 30 cal is the least used of my collection now. The old M94 in 30-30 used to get used a lot in my younger day.
Yes the M98's and M17/P14's have a slow lock time. The M70 sits between these and the Rem 700.
SO, what am I missing???
I stopped by a local gun shop on my weekly route.. they had M98 sitting there on the shelf.. so, I grabbed it .. worked it a bit, looked at it.. as you state on the M70, it did nothing for me as well..
NOT trying to start a waron NE because I am not enamored by the M98 action.. merely want to to know what others are seeing that I am not..
Perhaps I am just a country hick that doesn't enjoy some of life's finer items..
Not missing anything. Took a long time for the M98 action-and its copies- to be liked by me. Just traveling to the beat of another drum.
A proper M98 is reliable but clunky to cycle when compared to a lot of modern actions. In military form it is heavier then needs be for a sporter.
I believe a lot of people are hoodwinked by some of the adulation written about the M98 that are simply not true. Most center around the CRF.
Fooey. Some simply have no sense of taste and style. Good reliable and dependable is the answer.
While I have a Mauser M03 for DG hunting as well, that CRF stuff has some relevance. When a case do not eject because of an inadequate ejector, and the buffalo or elephant is bearing down on you, you will reject that modern pathetic rifle than cycles more smoothly.
A reason I prefer a double rifle anyway. The guys that harp on the internet endlessly about how ONLY A CRF is adequate, however, need to get off the armchair and into the field more often.