Once upon a time(circa. late 1950's)……
Any Model 70 love out there?
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KS2506
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Zeeman. send me your email address and I will send you some pictures of a blued model 70 claw feed Classic I have for sale. [email protected]
zeeman
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8x68s
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Stocky's is making CF sporters and LR style stocks for Win 70. Waiting on a sporter going on 6 weeks now.
100percent
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Bansner has a couple options
Buzzsaw
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I've owned and sold three.
1. Extreme Weather 7mm-08, bad accuracy even after sending it to Hill Country Rifles for accurazing.
2. Pre 64 in .243, very accurate, think the old guns shot better
3. M70 Super Grade in 7mm Rem Mag, beautiful gun with striking wood, not very accurate
I may have been expecting too much from them.
1. Extreme Weather 7mm-08, bad accuracy even after sending it to Hill Country Rifles for accurazing.
2. Pre 64 in .243, very accurate, think the old guns shot better
3. M70 Super Grade in 7mm Rem Mag, beautiful gun with striking wood, not very accurate
I may have been expecting too much from them.
One problem at least with the Classic models, last to be made in New Haven, they used what appears to be a "silicon" sleeve on the recooil lug, wich with time deteriorates and accuracy goes to hell. if you bed it, it shoots well.
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Buzzsaw
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My Pre 64 had a crusty lacquer on the recoil lug, it too was deteriorated.
zeeman
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would be interested .. send me some pics
SSG Graybush
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You can tell by their ad that the CMP was cutting into the market back then. I have a sporterized 30-40 Kraig and a 1903a3, which I love and would never sell. Built by my father and his buddies, while drunk I believe, they tapped the 1903a3 receiver slightly crooked, SMH. Luckily the Leupold clamp type mounts of the day made it easy to line up the scope anyway.
Laguna Freak
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I don't understand why they don't make the CF Accublock VG2 for the M70.
My pre 64(1959)and post 64(1972) Model 70 Winchester African Super-Grades in 458WM. The pre-64(top) is one of the smoothest, and perfectly balanced bolt action rifles I own.
