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Pre 64 Winchester Controlled round feed build options?
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<blockquote data-quote="Garycrow" data-source="post: 1266224" data-attributes="member: 30743"><p>Do NOT replace the trigger. Have someone who knows M70 triggers rework it, it's a better trigger than anything you'll find aftermarket.</p><p></p><p>The stock choice depends upon what you want to build. For a general purpose hunting rifle I'd use a Mcmillan of some sort in edge fill. For a M70 the Mcmillan that D'arcy Echols sells called the legend stock is a great design.</p><p></p><p>The pre-64's only came in a long action so you can build just about anything off of it. 30-06, .270, 6.5x284 class rounds are easy as well as the .243, 260 rem, 308 stuff. A bit of gunsmithing would be required to make the belted magnums work, but it's not hard. You need a gunsmith that knows M70's, they're not as easy to find as those that work on remington's. Some good ones are Mark Penrod in North Manchester IN, Randy Gregory in Medford WI, and Lee Christanson in Baldwin WI. </p><p></p><p>You don't hear of as many builds off pre-64 M70's because there aren't as many of them around. They're great actions and I'd much prefer a hunting rifle built off of one than a Remington M700. Remington's are common and easy, that's why they're popular, not because they're better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garycrow, post: 1266224, member: 30743"] Do NOT replace the trigger. Have someone who knows M70 triggers rework it, it's a better trigger than anything you'll find aftermarket. The stock choice depends upon what you want to build. For a general purpose hunting rifle I'd use a Mcmillan of some sort in edge fill. For a M70 the Mcmillan that D'arcy Echols sells called the legend stock is a great design. The pre-64's only came in a long action so you can build just about anything off of it. 30-06, .270, 6.5x284 class rounds are easy as well as the .243, 260 rem, 308 stuff. A bit of gunsmithing would be required to make the belted magnums work, but it's not hard. You need a gunsmith that knows M70's, they're not as easy to find as those that work on remington's. Some good ones are Mark Penrod in North Manchester IN, Randy Gregory in Medford WI, and Lee Christanson in Baldwin WI. You don't hear of as many builds off pre-64 M70's because there aren't as many of them around. They're great actions and I'd much prefer a hunting rifle built off of one than a Remington M700. Remington's are common and easy, that's why they're popular, not because they're better. [/QUOTE]
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