Model 70 winchester

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hooligan1

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Just bought my firsy model 70, in 7mm rem mag, synthetic stock, barely used, and barely oiled.
Its got a cheap scope and mounts right now, which ill throw over my shouldef to save for decent glass...Cant wait to shoot it... Paid 300.00 cash and it looks like first owner didnt shoot it much, feed ramp is umarked and rifling is perfect, there is rust on tje barrel, which is the matte finish, but I can definitely fix all that quickly..


Just wanted to share my new adventure, and sure you all be tired of hearing about it pretty soon.
 
When you're ready to sell it let me know, I've been thinking I need a .358 Norma and any 7mm RM is a good candidate. Seriously though, the 7mm RM is a good cartridge and you might really enjoy it. I didn't so my rifle became a .375 Ruger, I just felt it was a little over rated and went back to the .270 Win.
 
Thanks fellas, my intention is to get to know the model 70 like the back of my hand. I'm setting on a ton of components,(leftover from my Vanguard) and so the testing will begin after junk rings and bases are removed and scope discarded.
I'm hoping to get high velocities and super accuracy out of it, with light bullets and the right powders....
 
Model 70s are my favorite rifles. Don't let the push feed post 64's bother you, I have several and have no problems with them.

My target Model 70s are all push feed as opposed to control feed.

Having said that, in my opinion, the newer FN Model 70s are the best of the lot.

I have pre & post Model 70s and find the FNs to be the cream of the crop. Not saying anything wrong with the others, but they went the extra mile on the FNs.

For example I have a Post '64 Model 70 featherweight, It gets hot and walks after about 7-10 rounds. Not a problem in a hunting rifle. If you need more then 3 rounds for hunting, you have problems the rifle wont cure.

But I also have a FN Featherweight. It doesn't start walking when it gets how, they come free floated.

Can't go wrong with any Model 70.
 
I have a matte finished 70 Shadow. The first owner might have taken better care than you think. Rusts very easily. Its also very accurate.
 
This one is a Shadow, with matte finish, push feed, synthetic.
I have it soaking in G96 right now, in the morning I'll try to get most of rust spotz off.
 
Like mod. 70's

Just to set some background. The first rifle I ever hunted deer with was a pre war mod 70 .270. It belonged to my father and that was in 1957. I was 13 years old. For xmas 1963 my family members all chipped in and I got a pre-64 mod 70 with a Lyman 4x scope. One week latter, new years eve, it got stolen in a home burglary. I saved enough money to buy a replacement Win Mod 70 in 1965. I did not know that there was a difference between "pre" and "post" 64's. Although I wanted a .264 I could only find a 7 m/m rem mag. I lived in a really small town. I hunted and killed almost everything known to mankind in the Pacific Northwest with that ugly, poor checkered, free floated barreled rifle. Deer, Elk, two bear, 3 Antelope and several yotes. In the years from 1965 until today I accumulated several Mod 70's. Pre 64's in .243, .270, 30-06, and 300H&H. FN's in .264 and .458 . A few years ago I gave my youngest son the post 64 7m/m mag.
He also got the dies, bullets, and cases I had collected for over 45 years. That junky looking 1965 win mod 70 has always shot my reloads as good or better than pre 64's or FN's. Looks aren't everything...

In the 45 plus years I have discussed I too would take a mod. 70.

My assessment, I truly love the pre-64's. The FN's are are getting close to the pre-64's I really like.
 
"which ill throw over my shoulder"

That and the plastic stock too, if you were me. I'd put a decent but not expensive walnut stock on it and a Leupold 3x9x40 scope on it, and start reloading right away leaning heavily towards 160 grain bullets in that caliber. Winchester model 70: It's a legend in its own right. Good luck and have fun.
 
Well I won't throw the stock away, thats half the fun. I'll wait until I get decent glass for it, and determine if any stock work is needed, if not then It's set..
Most likely it'll need free-floated and pillar bedded, and most of all it needs painted...
I like synthetic stocks because they're easy to fix up, and can take more punishment, which with me, it's likely to get roughed up...... I love walnut, don't get me wrong, but this ain't no dang "safe queen" this is probably a rifle that'll be used deer hunting by one of my sons, because I never loan those boys my Savage 110.;)

Trigger needs a lot of work, and it could be just filthy, and or it may need adjusted a bit.... I'm just super glad I own a 7mm rem mag once more!!!:)
 
The stocks on the Shadow are amazing. They look like a cheap stock. They shoot like a $600 stock. I have a shadow in .243WSSM that is amazingly accurate. I know of 7 or 8 other ones around here that I have seen shoot. They are all tack drivers. The only negative I could say about the rifle is their proclivity to rust very quickly.
 
Model 70 wincheester

Great choice and sounds like a good buy. Like the man said many years ago; "The M70, the Riflemans Rifle"! The man being none other than Jim Carmichael!
 
I just finished cleaning all the cosmoline that the first owner left in the trigger, the bolt, and the reciever. I also floated the barrel two thicknesses of writing paper, and adjusted clean trigger down to a crisp 3.5 lbs that breaks pretty decent, I'm now gonna let it set until rings and bases can be afforded.... Then my quest for decent glass to mount, and some load developement work.:)
 
We need to give all our Model 70's (pre 64, post 64, USRA and FN) the love and respect they deserve.:)
 
Nope, they're just standard Weaver style bases but steel instead of aluminum. I usually use the Weaver bases with quick release weaver style rings as I have a couple of scopes I use for load development. When I'm done with that I swap out the bases and rings to whatever scope I'm going to be using permanently on the rifle.


They are just a good solid base to use. I might even have a decent set of steel rings lying around as well. IIRC their not the most expensive weaver style rings, but they held up well on my .30-06 until I sold it. They're yours as well just email me you address, as I've seen to have misplaced it.
 
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