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Thoughts on the Winchester Mod 70's
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 658344" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Like Winmag, I have always been a big fan of the Model 70 and own several from every era of design. I have had a few from the time frame you ate considering. They were all very good shooters, and depending on the grade, had a pretty nice finish for a factory rifle. Certainly on par and often better than the Remington 700 of that time frame. The rifle you are considering has a push feed action which means it is similar to the Remington 700, using a spring loaded ejector and fixed extractor style bolt. The other style, from the Pre-64 era, and revived in the mid 90's is the controlled feed bolt. This deign has replaced the push feed since that time, and is what is avialable to this day. This design uses a Mauser/03Springfield style bolt with a moving claw and fixed ejector mounted in the receiver. There are pros and cons of each, but both designs will deliver excellent accuracy and smooth feeding. I personally prefer the Model 70 three position safety over the Remington two position design. The Model 70's to avoid are the riflles produced from 1965 to around 1968 or so. They lacked a guide slot in the receiver and bolt that resulted in a sloppy, and binding action. The most you may have to do with your rifle is have the trigger lightened, bed the stock, and free float the barrel. These things are typically checked and addressed with most </p><p>factory rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 658344, member: 10291"] Like Winmag, I have always been a big fan of the Model 70 and own several from every era of design. I have had a few from the time frame you ate considering. They were all very good shooters, and depending on the grade, had a pretty nice finish for a factory rifle. Certainly on par and often better than the Remington 700 of that time frame. The rifle you are considering has a push feed action which means it is similar to the Remington 700, using a spring loaded ejector and fixed extractor style bolt. The other style, from the Pre-64 era, and revived in the mid 90's is the controlled feed bolt. This deign has replaced the push feed since that time, and is what is avialable to this day. This design uses a Mauser/03Springfield style bolt with a moving claw and fixed ejector mounted in the receiver. There are pros and cons of each, but both designs will deliver excellent accuracy and smooth feeding. I personally prefer the Model 70 three position safety over the Remington two position design. The Model 70's to avoid are the riflles produced from 1965 to around 1968 or so. They lacked a guide slot in the receiver and bolt that resulted in a sloppy, and binding action. The most you may have to do with your rifle is have the trigger lightened, bed the stock, and free float the barrel. These things are typically checked and addressed with most factory rifles. [/QUOTE]
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