hhunter318
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So what's the largest caliber you would feel comfortable chambering to a Win. Model 70 Action? Safari load or crazy big bore wildcat, anything. Even something big enough that it has to be single loaded.
the largest cartridge I have seen a Model 70 chambered for is 416 Rigby
Modify the bolt stop, lengthen the magazine box forward and to the rear, open the feed rails. The magazine holds 2 rounds. Opening the bolt face leaves a very thin ring of metal at the top of the bolt (pre-64 action).How did they do that?
Greyhorse wrote:
The pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters were produced in 18 catalogued calibers as follows: .22 Hornet, .220 Swift, .243 Winchester, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, 7X57MM, .300 Savage, .308 Winchester, .30-06, .300 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington, .358 Winchester, .375 H&H Magnum, and .458 Winchester Magnum. Also, a very few were produced in 7.65MM and 9X57 MM prior to World War II in an attempt to lure foreign market.
Yes. Model 70s were designed and introduced to give American buyers the option of 300 H&H and 375 H&H without going to a magnum Mauser action, which at the time cost as much as a new car (about the same as now, actually).Did the 375HH fit the same action length as the others?
The following paragraph was copied from ..... http://www.ogca.com/WRM_collecting_winchester_pre.htm
The pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters were produced in 18 catalogued calibers as follows: .22 Hornet, .220 Swift, .243 Winchester, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, 7X57MM, .300 Savage, .308 Winchester, .30-06, .300 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington, .358 Winchester, .375 H&H Magnum, and .458 Winchester Magnum. Also, a very few were produced in 7.65MM and 9X57 MM prior to World War II in an attempt to lure foreign market.
longfellow wrote:
Don't forget the larger bolt face of the magnums (and however many other face diamteres there are out there).
Since the Model 70 is based on the 1903 Springfield, a Mauser 98 derivation itself, it's unsupported case head will determine it's limitations - which would be somewhat lower than an action that features a fully wrapped/supported casehead, like the Model 700's "Three rings of steel" wrapping the case head (bolt face/lip, barrel hood, receiver ring).