Looking to rebarrel my Pre '64 Winchester M70

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My Grandfather purchased a new Winchester M70 in the early 60's in 30-06. He had it re-barreled in 22-06 and it served its purpose as a coyote / deer gun for years. It was always fun to shoot water jugs etc... because they would explode when hit by a 4000+ FPS projectile. Although it is a flat shooting gun it is overbored and not practical. It is mine now and I'm thinking about a rebarrel. I have a 280 Ackley Improved and an accurate AR in .223. What would be the next logical choice for this long action M70? I never see myself hunting outside of North America, so Elk or Black Bear would be the biggest it will see.
 
25/06 Ai for in between caliber. 30/06 if you are serious about using it for a elk hunt some day.
 
kacerrob said:
My Grandfather purchased a new Winchester M70 in the early 60's in 30-06. He had it re-barreled in 22-06 and it served its purpose as a coyote / deer gun for years. It was always fun to shoot water jugs etc... because they would explode when hit by a 4000+ FPS projectile. Although it is a flat shooting gun it is overbored and not practical. It is mine now and I'm thinking about a rebarrel. I have a 280 Ackley Improved and an accurate AR in .223. What would be the next logical choice for this long action M70? I never see myself hunting outside of North America, so Elk or Black Bear would be the biggest it will see.
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It's screaming to be turned into a .264wm. Every Model 70 collection should have at least one and since you have the pre 64 action to me it would be a no brainer.

The alternative for me would be to consider doing it in 6.5PRC but only if I already had a .264.
 
Couple ideas. One pick up an original pre 64 barrel that works with the bolt face and get back to basics. There pretty easy to come by. I have a 308 feather weight barrel i the basement that I picked up for $50.00 for a build I never completed. Second 6.5 Creedmore if you want something different.
 
If I didn't want to turn it back into a 30-06, I would build something on the 06 case that was bigger than the 280 you already have. Something like a 338-06 or a 35 Whelen.
 
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