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Carpetsahib
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Winchester Model 70 Actions
#264650 - 07/05/15 09:14 AM

Holland & Holland, Westley Richards and the other great makers in Great Britain used a wide variety of actions for their creations, particularly in the post-WWII era. My question is: has anyone seen a Model 70 action used by one of the great makers in a custom rifle?

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Re: Winchester Model 70 Actions [Re: Carpetsahib]
#264661 - 07/05/15 02:48 PM

I have not seen a Winchester action being used. I did, however, see a left-handed Rigby .375 built on a Heym action (SR20). I seem to recall that the rifle had been built in the 70'S.
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Re: Winchester Model 70 Actions [Re: Carpetsahib]
#264676 - 08/05/15 12:15 AM

That is a very interesting question. One would think that a M70 action would have been used somewhere along the way...

And if not, then I wonder why?

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Ripp
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Re: Winchester Model 70 Actions [Re: redoak]
#264681 - 08/05/15 01:32 AM

I know Lex Webernick of RIFLES INC fame gives you a choice for his semi-custom rifles..at least he did when I got mine..

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Re: Winchester Model 70 Actions [Re: Carpetsahib]
#264683 - 08/05/15 02:44 AM

Griffin and Howe have used Model 70 actions since the early post-war years, but curiously not during the period 1937-41 to the best of my knowledge. Perhaps they still had a good supply of Oberndorf actions at that time. I am not aware of any Model 70 actions having been used by the top British makers, although the Savage 1920 action has been used.

I did see a David Mackay Brown rifle built on a Ruger 77 action for sale in Australia about 10 years ago. It was a beautiful rifle in 7x57, one of only a few bolt rifles made by that firm.

I think the original Oberndorf actions are still the first choice of top gunmakers even today, when they can get them.

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