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Winchester model 70 Extreme Weather
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 647155" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Whitewolf,</p><p></p><p>Go for it. I got mine because it had everything I liked (on paper). There are more who are very happy with the Win EW, than are not. 30-06 is great caliber. I've had some issues with my EW but I could have sent it back to the factory immediately instead of messing with it. It only seems fair to give them a chance to make it right. I think that if every rifle in America that didn't shoot or function properly, got sent back, we'd see better rifles the first time. </p><p></p><p>All in all, I'd say Winchester/FN is on the right track. I wish their barrels were as nice on the inside as the outside. It seems, according to others, with the short mag calibers, you can seat the bullets out there for flexibility in bullet tuning. </p><p></p><p>Regarding getting into hand loading, people make it sound hard but it's pretty easy after you've seen it done once. Like anything else, you can make it more complicated if you want to but hand loading is a decent hobby that will get you shooting more and give you more satisfaction with your shooting. Asking a friend to show you how to do it or taking a class from a retailer can get you going. You'll have to plunk down some cash at first but you'll have this stuff forever. With the cost of ammo now, you'll get your money back the first year or two. What's interesting is that you can buy $50.00 in ammo and feel dinged or buy $50.00 in reloading components and you can't wait to see how it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 647155, member: 41338"] Whitewolf, Go for it. I got mine because it had everything I liked (on paper). There are more who are very happy with the Win EW, than are not. 30-06 is great caliber. I've had some issues with my EW but I could have sent it back to the factory immediately instead of messing with it. It only seems fair to give them a chance to make it right. I think that if every rifle in America that didn't shoot or function properly, got sent back, we'd see better rifles the first time. All in all, I'd say Winchester/FN is on the right track. I wish their barrels were as nice on the inside as the outside. It seems, according to others, with the short mag calibers, you can seat the bullets out there for flexibility in bullet tuning. Regarding getting into hand loading, people make it sound hard but it's pretty easy after you've seen it done once. Like anything else, you can make it more complicated if you want to but hand loading is a decent hobby that will get you shooting more and give you more satisfaction with your shooting. Asking a friend to show you how to do it or taking a class from a retailer can get you going. You'll have to plunk down some cash at first but you'll have this stuff forever. With the cost of ammo now, you'll get your money back the first year or two. What's interesting is that you can buy $50.00 in ammo and feel dinged or buy $50.00 in reloading components and you can't wait to see how it works. [/QUOTE]
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