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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 1140387" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>It could be a bad barrel. At the end of its life, Winchester was turning out some really crappy firearms. They knew they were being sold and that the plant was closing. Although some good rifles came out of there, most were plagued with problems. I bought a rifle in 223 WSSM with a barrel that was junk. I spent a lot of time and money trying to get it to shoot.</p><p></p><p>In the end, I sent it back to Browning (after FN had bought Winchester). They were contracted to do repair work for Winchester. They confirmed the barrel was bad. Unfortunately (or fortunately for most of us), Browning/FN felt the WSSM desgn was plagued with problems, so they refused to rebarrel my rifle. Instead, they offered me full retail value towards any new firearm made by Winchester or Browning.</p><p></p><p>Since 2008, the Winchester model 70 has been restored to its former glory - along with a price tag to match. Earlier model 70's are also great. But I tend to avoid any model 70's built between 2005 through 2007. The quality control simply was not in place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 1140387, member: 4809"] It could be a bad barrel. At the end of its life, Winchester was turning out some really crappy firearms. They knew they were being sold and that the plant was closing. Although some good rifles came out of there, most were plagued with problems. I bought a rifle in 223 WSSM with a barrel that was junk. I spent a lot of time and money trying to get it to shoot. In the end, I sent it back to Browning (after FN had bought Winchester). They were contracted to do repair work for Winchester. They confirmed the barrel was bad. Unfortunately (or fortunately for most of us), Browning/FN felt the WSSM desgn was plagued with problems, so they refused to rebarrel my rifle. Instead, they offered me full retail value towards any new firearm made by Winchester or Browning. Since 2008, the Winchester model 70 has been restored to its former glory - along with a price tag to match. Earlier model 70's are also great. But I tend to avoid any model 70's built between 2005 through 2007. The quality control simply was not in place. [/QUOTE]
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