Winchester Model 70. I didn't see much discussion on these FNH manufactured model 70 SA action rifles. Many modern rifles are way more accurate than many/most pre 64 Model 70's. Beautiful wood and very accurate! Winchester Model 94 lever action carbineWinchester Model 94 lever action carbine and Winchester Model 275 semi-automatic rifle circa 1960 serial number 3427571; .32 Winchester Special caliber Winchester Model 94 30/30 cal sn: GS36223 Winchester Model 94 30/30 cal sn: GS36223 Golden Spike Commemorative, mint, in original shipping box, with sleeve. I have an opportunity to pick up a new Winchester model 70 coyote/varmint suppressor ready in .243 at what I think is a pretty reasonable price. Offline. At the same time the bedding of the barrels didn’t conform to any particular system. According to Wikipedia, the Winchester model 70 hunting carbine has been produced from 1936 to the present day. The first changed the action from controlled-round-feed (CRF) to the dreaded push-feed, and the second offended all the old shooters who believed a barrel should be essentially married to the stock. Rifleman Q&A: What Does My Garand Stock Stamp Mean? Review: Christensen Arms MPR .300 Win. After getting on paper at 30 yards with some 150-grain Winchester Silvertip factory loads, I took a shot at a 100-yard target, then checked through the spotting scope to make sure the shot landed somewhere on the paper. According to Roger C. Rule’s superb book The Rifleman’s Rifle (a must-have for any M70 enthusiast), the receiver with s/n 0001 was made January 20, 1936, assembled into a complete rifle and released for sale to the public January 1, 1937. . I have a Winchester Model 70 carbine in 30-06. This not only prevents any strain on the action, but the barrel can be totally free-floated. Get the American Rifleman Insider newsletter for at-a-glance access to industry news, gear, gun reviews, videos and more—delivered directly to your Inbox. I have owned probably 75 Targets/Bull's and and all were date stamped if made before 1957. Nachdem zwischenzeitlich das Aus für die WINCHESTER Model 70 drohte, erwarb BROWNING die Markenrechte und lancierte 2006 eine überarbeite Version der von 1993 bis 2006 produzierten dritten Modell-Generation. Rifles, optics, projectiles and cartridges all continue to evolve, and somewhat impossibly, so does the Model 70. Load development done. The Model 70's immediate predecessor was the Model 54. One of the remarkable things about the Winchester Model 70 is how close to the same level of accuracy different makers have maintained over the past 81 years. Diese wird im BROWNING-Werk in Morgan/Utah gefertigt. The serial number is G1694XXX. I shot the new Model 70 Winchester 300 WSM 2 shots at a time, then would clean it. These bolt-action rifles make up the core family of Model 70s currently being produced by Winchester Repeating Arms. Well, yes, I am. When they appeared on the market, the new rifles were so impressive that I bought a 2008 Limited Edition with nice wood, chambered in .300 WSM, at a local sporting goods store. for parts of their careers: Finn Aagaard and Harry Selby. I am willing to send it away to have it accurized by a professional. Because of the slim barrel, the fore-end applied a little tip-pressure and the schnabel. All this kept it out of the hands of true collectors, but it would be a fun hunting rifle. Harry Selby acquired his Model 70 .458 after he finally shot out the barrel on the .416 Rigby that Robert Ruark made famous. Of Hunter got just under 3000 f.p.s., and spanned 0.56”. The mix of the overbore 243 Winchester cartridge, years of competitive use, and high round count resulted in a shot out barrel. Even today with all the fancy modern chassis rifles in auto loaders and turn bolt designs the old school Winchester Model 1894 30-30 is still very much alive. The Featherweight setup won’t do anything to soak up recoil, but you’ll be praising the weight of this bolt-action rifle when you carry that 10-pointer back to your truck. Doesn’t get as heavy as the 700. Even with factory ammo it shot fine and never failed me. Finn’s was one of a pair of .458s he apparently used interchangeably, the other being a rebarreled Westley-Richards on a Model 98 Mauser action. I mounted a new Leupold VX-III in Talley steel rings, then loaded some of the same 180-gr. Muzzle velocity was close to 2800 f.p.s. The Winchester Model 70 was America’s most revered sporting rifle. This perfectly describes Sierras. A recessed target crown completes the barrel. It is now at Winchester/Browning in Arnold being evaluated. I'd much rather have an older Winchester than anything similar made today. I have a Model 70 .300wsm that will not shoot with any kind of accuracy. The .270 was Jack's favorite. An example is a .30-’06 Sprg. Winchester Model 99. It is generally conceded that the Winchester Model 54 was the first of Winchester’s successful bolt-action, center-fire rifles. In fact, that is the latest date I have ever seen on a Winchester 70 or 52 barrel.