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BFaucett
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Re: Safari Express .458 Update
04/03/04 05:24 PM

BigIron,

Sorry to hear about your problems with your new Model 70 in .458 WM. I know the feeling of being disappointed with one!

I purchased one (Model 70 in .458) and had the same experience with the sights being crooked. Sent it back to Winchester. Got the rifle back and it had a new barrel on it. The new sights were leaning the other way!!!

I then decided to take the action/barrel out of the stock and have a look at the bedding. The secondary recoil lug, on the barrel, was not aligned with the bore. (The bearing surface was not at a right angle to the bore. It was welded on crooked.) And it looked like it had been welded on by a semi-trained monkey! Horrible work.

I soon traded it off. I hope you have better luck. Be sure to pull the action and check the secondary recoil lug.

I also later purchased a Model 70 in .375 H&H. It had similar problems also. I got rid of it. I'm finished buying new, current production Winchesters. Winchester (USRA) really needs to implement a better quality control program.

Rugers aren't all perfect either but I've had much better luck, over all, with them. I'm a Ruger fan now. I have a M77 RSM in .375 H&H and one in .416 Rigby. I also have a No. 1 in .375 H&H. I'm very happy with them.

-Bob F.

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Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	21/02/04 12:01 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	Shoot4_FUN_58	20/05/04 07:23 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	RLI	20/05/04 08:04 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	Will	16/03/04 07:15 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	16/03/04 07:58 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	16/03/04 06:13 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	NONE	07/03/04 05:58 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	475Guy	07/03/04 06:32 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	ThomasEdwards	07/03/04 06:53 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BFaucett	08/03/04 04:17 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	atkinson6	09/03/04 04:26 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	luv2safari	09/03/04 12:18 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	Dark_Helmet	10/03/04 12:26 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	475Guy	07/03/04 09:43 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	wombat	06/03/04 05:00 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	07/03/04 05:13 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	luv2safari	08/03/04 06:13 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	luv2safari	04/03/04 05:26 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	475Guy	21/02/04 02:55 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	21/02/04 03:50 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	475Guy	21/02/04 04:49 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BigIron	21/02/04 05:17 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	475Guy	22/02/04 07:38 AM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	458RugerNo1	04/03/04 04:22 PM
Re: Safari Express .458 Update	BFaucett	04/03/04 05:24 PM

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