Winchester_73
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A while back I bought a shooter grade 1949 model 70 in 270 wcf aka the rifleman's rifle. I decided to leave it as a shooter. This is because the gun is a 270 (common), not mint, and the stock was cut for a butt pad. Rather than just shoot it as is, I want to replace the stock with a monte carlo stock. I found a few stocks on gunbroker which fit what I want, but they appear to be post 64 based on the ad.
**The gun in question is not a transitional model, and therefor does not have a cloverleaf tang or any of the pre war features. It is an early post war standard model. SN 130XXX. It is a plain standard model 70, IE its not any model variation (bull gun, target, featherweight, etc)
Can a post 64 be fit easily to a pre 64 action?
Has anyone fitted a post 64 stock to a pre 64 model 70, if so, what is involved?
Does anyone know of a source for a monte carlo stock for a pre 64 model 70?
Today I was on gunbroker, numrich, brownells, midway usa, gunsamerica and I only found a few that I liked, which were all on gunbroker. The other sites either had none stocked or were sold out.
I want the stock to be walnut, basically looking like the original, except monte carlo. I don't want a synthetic or some laminate thats grey, or honey colored etc.
Has anyone fitted a post 64 stock to a pre 64 model 70, if so, what is involved?
**The gun in question is not a transitional model, and therefor does not have a cloverleaf tang or any of the pre war features. It is an early post war standard model. SN 130XXX. It is a plain standard model 70, IE its not any model variation (bull gun, target, featherweight, etc)
Can a post 64 be fit easily to a pre 64 action?
Has anyone fitted a post 64 stock to a pre 64 model 70, if so, what is involved?
Does anyone know of a source for a monte carlo stock for a pre 64 model 70?
Today I was on gunbroker, numrich, brownells, midway usa, gunsamerica and I only found a few that I liked, which were all on gunbroker. The other sites either had none stocked or were sold out.
I want the stock to be walnut, basically looking like the original, except monte carlo. I don't want a synthetic or some laminate thats grey, or honey colored etc.
Has anyone fitted a post 64 stock to a pre 64 model 70, if so, what is involved?