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Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper?
      08/01/14 04:28 AM

Hello CptCurl,

Thank you for the reply,

I read about your 2 Classics at the link above. Very nice rifles, indeed! I agree with you about Winchester missing the boat as far as nostalgia goes. By the time Winchester tried to react to the slumping interest, because they "cheapened" their product, it was too late. We all got old.

I am most pleased to have discovered this African Express Model, and I really like the "looks" of it. I especially like the drop bottom mag and how the wood follows down at the front of the trigger-guard. It really gives it that classic "African" look. The Winchester 416 Rem (bottom) is not quite as neat as my 505 Gibbs, (top) but it comes very close. I still get excited just looking at my Gibbs.

I think the Winchester would look a might better if I bobbed about 3" off the barrel.



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* Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix 04/01/14 05:29 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? kamilaroi   04/01/14 06:13 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   04/01/14 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? kamilaroi   04/01/14 08:52 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   05/01/14 01:59 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? gryphon   05/01/14 04:11 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   05/01/14 09:21 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? 264   05/01/14 11:11 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   05/01/14 06:04 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? 93x64mm   06/01/14 09:25 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   06/01/14 12:24 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? gryphon   06/01/14 03:40 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   06/01/14 05:10 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? Ripp   07/01/14 01:09 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   07/01/14 07:40 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? gwh   16/01/14 04:41 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   24/01/14 10:03 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? CptCurlAdministrator   24/01/14 10:54 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   05/02/14 01:06 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? CptCurlAdministrator   07/01/14 11:11 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   08/01/14 04:28 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? 470evans   16/01/14 10:25 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? 264   06/01/14 10:49 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? buckstix   06/01/14 11:06 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? Buchsemann   06/01/14 09:51 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? gryphon   06/01/14 11:56 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? gryphon   05/01/14 10:18 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? Ash   05/01/14 10:23 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? tophet1   04/01/14 11:26 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? Ripp   05/01/14 10:35 AM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? Igorrock   04/01/14 08:44 PM
. * * Re: Winchester Model 70 Custom African Express - a real sleeper? NitroXAdministrator   04/01/14 06:10 PM

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