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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..

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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.

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John aka NitroX

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