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Winchester M70 action
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<blockquote data-quote="jdyoung" data-source="post: 1935954" data-attributes="member: 113391"><p>Don't be too hard on the M70. Winchester had to contend with the popularity of the Remington 721 – 700 after WWII. With the return of our WWII forces , labor costs/salaries increased. Winchester started cutting costs to keep up. Obviously one of the areas was in finish of non-visible areas. Doesn't mean the steel had any less quality or the machining was sub-standard.</p><p></p><p>Given that a couple of rounds were fired in that rifle other than it's chambering, you are probably right in opening it up to 35 Whelan.</p><p></p><p>I've got a number of sentimental family firearms to pass on to my son.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdyoung, post: 1935954, member: 113391"] Don’t be too hard on the M70. Winchester had to contend with the popularity of the Remington 721 – 700 after WWII. With the return of our WWII forces , labor costs/salaries increased. Winchester started cutting costs to keep up. Obviously one of the areas was in finish of non-visible areas. Doesn’t mean the steel had any less quality or the machining was sub-standard. Given that a couple of rounds were fired in that rifle other than it’s chambering, you are probably right in opening it up to 35 Whelan. I’ve got a number of sentimental family firearms to pass on to my son. Enjoy. [/QUOTE]
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