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Thoughts on the Winchester Mod 70's
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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 658316" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>I'm an admitted Winchester freak. I currently only have 6 or 7 of em from pre 64 thru plant closure. (no new FN's yet).</p><p>My very first huntin rifle was a Model-70 xtr in 30-06. It was accurate. Now its at Teds Custom shop being turnned into a long action 300WSM!! Model-70's have Tons of aftermarket support, & very buildable.</p><p>Worth a try imo. The difference is integral recoil rugg on the model 70 vs the Rem. Three position safety vs two. Some other less noteable differences are slightly different bolt throw, & trigger etc.</p><p></p><p>Only one I ever had to work hard to get sub MOA with was my Win Model-70 xtr 300wby. After floating the barrel, bedding the action, & tuning the factory trigger it shot a 4-1/16 inch 5 shot group at 541 yds.</p><p>From my experiences with them, they want to shoot good, & haven't required too much effort to group well with handloads.</p><p>There's always the risk of getting a bad one in Any make or model of Any production firearm, but I personally have had great luck with Winchesters of all generations except the newest ones from FN which I haven't tried yet, but its on my list to do.gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 658316, member: 22166"] I'm an admitted Winchester freak. I currently only have 6 or 7 of em from pre 64 thru plant closure. (no new FN's yet). My very first huntin rifle was a Model-70 xtr in 30-06. It was accurate. Now its at Teds Custom shop being turnned into a long action 300WSM!! Model-70's have Tons of aftermarket support, & very buildable. Worth a try imo. The difference is integral recoil rugg on the model 70 vs the Rem. Three position safety vs two. Some other less noteable differences are slightly different bolt throw, & trigger etc. Only one I ever had to work hard to get sub MOA with was my Win Model-70 xtr 300wby. After floating the barrel, bedding the action, & tuning the factory trigger it shot a 4-1/16 inch 5 shot group at 541 yds. From my experiences with them, they want to shoot good, & haven't required too much effort to group well with handloads. There's always the risk of getting a bad one in Any make or model of Any production firearm, but I personally have had great luck with Winchesters of all generations except the newest ones from FN which I haven't tried yet, but its on my list to do.gun) [/QUOTE]
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