Winchester M70 Sporter Varmint .308

[Jarhead]

Anyone familiar with them?

Medium size not Heavy Barrel, 26" locations long

[Jarhead]

No Winchester Experts that know anything about this Model?

[USMCM16A2]

Coyote Light?

Jar,



Do you mean the Coyote Light, I have one. A2

[Jarhead]

No, bought this thing 20 years ago, basically a Safe Queen. Barrel is approx 1.13 at the Receiver and .68 at the Muzzle, just curious what other thought of them and if they were just a flash in the pan. G series Winchester, post 64.

Was thinking of putting a heavy barrel, these Receivers any good........I'm more a Remington Fan.

[dfletcher]

Anyone familiar with them?

Medium size not Heavy Barrel, 26" locations long

It's been a while and I may be remembering incorrectly, but I had a "medium heavy" Winchester 70 in 308 a few years back, I'm guessing the rifle was made in the early 80s - wood stock, cut checkering and high polish bluing. Shot well enough, but I got bitten by the "tactical cool" stuff and ended up with an FN SPR - basically a Win 70 with a dull finish and McMillian stock.

[dskit]

So, you're asking if the Winchester Model 70 action any good?

[Jarhead]

It's been a while and I may be remembering incorrectly, but I had a "medium heavy" Winchester 70 in 308 a few years back, I'm guessing the rifle was made in the early 80s - wood stock, cut checkering and high polish bluing. Shot well enough, but I got bitten by the "tactical cool" stuff and ended up with an FN SPR - basically a Win 70 with a dull finish and McMillian stock.

same here, put her away in the back of the safe and left her there until a few days ago.

mounted another scope and shot her, shoots good now looking into a synthetic stock, maybe Timney trigger ..............even thought of rebarreling her with a true heavy???

was just curious if others have owned one and what they thought, has to be 25-30 years old.

[Jarhead]

So, you're asking if the Winchester Model 70 action any good?

I have a pre 64 Winchester Model 70 Marine Sniper ( Replica ) with the Long Scope, but this was an out of the Box Varmint Rifle and stayed that way until I started monkeying with it

[toby]

I love the Winchester actions, I no longer own any Remington's but that's just me.

[kendog4570]

If it is a push feed the later ones (post 1972) are just as slick if not more so than any pre 64. Earlier ones lacked the bolt anti-bind guide rib and were a little coarse, but the action itself is well made and sound. Same trigger and safety as the pre 64 guns, which is a good thing. I shot a post 72 M70 Target for years at NRA High power matches. Very accurate.
Re-barreling one is simpler than the pre 64 coned breech or Rem 700. Some folks don't like the push feed extractor.

[Jarhead]

Do all Post 64's have the Lug at the front, do aftermarket varmint stocks take this into consideration ?

Thanks learning a lot about Win 70's

[kendog4570]

Do all Post 64's have the Lug at the front, do aftermarket varmint stocks take this into consideration ?

Thanks learning a lot about Win 70's

All Model 70s have the integral recoil lug. Stock makers can provide the proper inlet.
Yours appears to be a short action push feed. Winchester did not make different length actions till this type came along in the mid 70's or early 80's. Up to that point all calibers were in the same action length. Measure your bolt from the front of the bolt handle root to the front of the bolt, forward of the locking lugs.

[Jarhead]

Looks like 5.125

[kendog4570]

Yours is a short action push feed. David Tubb used one to win the National highpower title a couple times over.

[dfletcher]

same here, put her away in the back of the safe and left her there until a few days ago.

mounted another scope and shot her, shoots good now looking into a synthetic stock, maybe Timney trigger ..............even thought of rebarreling her with a true heavy???

was just curious if others have owned one and what they thought, has to be 25-30 years old.

The FN SPR I bought after trading away the Win 70 has the same trigger as the 70. It was one of the earlier SPRs, not the newer ones. A friend has a newer SPR and I prefer the old Winchester 70 trigger to the newer version. It takes a bit of work to get it right (I've been fiddling with triggers for about 40 years and still have all my toes) but a little stoning and "wet 'n dry" abrasive paper and 2 lbs, no creep or travel is pretty easy to get.