Winchester 70 Featherweight

[Mike J]

I had a rifle bequeathed to me three years ago - only nobody let me know and it sat for 3 years. It's a newer design 70 Featherweight and the barrel is pretty shot due to a combination of neglect and heavy use. Any reason it wouldn't shoot well if I have it re-barreled? Anybody know any smiths they'd recommend?

 

[Buck 300]

This is a good list of Winchester smiths.
Long Rifles inc
Kevin Weaver
Mark Penrod

 

[Holycity73]

John Slagle. L3 Rifles. He's a newer smith, but he knows winnies.

 

[Holycity73]

 

[Hespco]

Have several rebarreled rifles done by E.R. Shaw. All stainless & all very accurate. About $400 installed. You can for sure pay more, but accurate is accurate.

 

[Mike J]

Thanks guys. Should I have it glass bedded while I'm at it? Are there any normal treatments people do?

 

[shortgrass]

PM sent

 

[Hespco]

If it shoots accurately don't glass bed the barrel. My practice is to bed the action & the first 3" directly in front of the action.

 

[rafterfp]

Charlie Robinson at Score Hi in Albq.

 

[rharfo]

Montour County Rifles- Kevin Cram.
I'm gonna have Kevin build me a 6.5 PRC on a Win CRF s/a. He already worked over a Dakota Arms for me. It's a Win clone.

 

[Pulpwood]

Rebarrel it with a 280ai and don't look back

 

[beretzs]

This is a good list of Winchester smiths.
Long Rifles inc
Kevin Weaver
Mark Penrod

I use Kevin quite a lot for my 70 work. He does great work. A new barrel and a bit of bedding will breath a whole lotta life back into it.

 

[ducky]

Have you tried shooting the rifle? I've seen some pretty rough barrels still shoot well enough to hunt with. However, I would probably pick Kevin Weaver to work on a M70 above all the others. Mainly because he used to be 20 miles from where I lived, he's a little further now but I still take my rifles to him.

 

[dan1953]

What about in central Florida? Any Winnie smiths around here?