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<blockquote data-quote="ykrvak" data-source="post: 1241044" data-attributes="member: 15194"><p>Bob, don't like to see you left hanging. I've had as much luck with the M70's as I have had with pretty much any other off the shelf factory rifle for long range performance. Rolling your own helps as factory rifle can be pickier about what they will digest well enough to adhere to the minimum standards for accuracy/consistency set by long range shooters. I haven't messed with the M70 EW so I can't give you any relevant helpful information in regards to the performance of that particular line on rifles. I will say, I see no reason why it wouldn't be up to he task with some proper load development. One place the M70 and some others come up "short" in the long range game, unless you're using a detachable magazine their internal mag length is limiting when trying to run heavies forcing you to seat th bullets deeper into the powder column taking up valuable space in the case. Perhaps they've gotten their act together and now have a larger internal mag? Someone else will have to answer that. </p><p></p><p></p><p>All that being said, my two main rifles right now are M70 SS classics minus the factory stocks. I've got a nice new Batlien blank on the shelf, but both of those rifles are giving me consistent sub .75 moa performance and often sub .5 Moa out to 800 yards with factory tubes on them. I haven't taken the time yet to see what they'll do out past 1k as they are a work in progress. I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ykrvak, post: 1241044, member: 15194"] Bob, don't like to see you left hanging. I've had as much luck with the M70's as I have had with pretty much any other off the shelf factory rifle for long range performance. Rolling your own helps as factory rifle can be pickier about what they will digest well enough to adhere to the minimum standards for accuracy/consistency set by long range shooters. I haven't messed with the M70 EW so I can't give you any relevant helpful information in regards to the performance of that particular line on rifles. I will say, I see no reason why it wouldn't be up to he task with some proper load development. One place the M70 and some others come up "short" in the long range game, unless you're using a detachable magazine their internal mag length is limiting when trying to run heavies forcing you to seat th bullets deeper into the powder column taking up valuable space in the case. Perhaps they've gotten their act together and now have a larger internal mag? Someone else will have to answer that. All that being said, my two main rifles right now are M70 SS classics minus the factory stocks. I've got a nice new Batlien blank on the shelf, but both of those rifles are giving me consistent sub .75 moa performance and often sub .5 Moa out to 800 yards with factory tubes on them. I haven't taken the time yet to see what they'll do out past 1k as they are a work in progress. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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