IMO, some of the later pre-64's were not so nice. The post 63's were not either. It took a while for Winchester to get it right, maybe it was due to a change of owners.The pre-64's were too expensive to make. The post 63's were made cheap.
(I own a classic 70 in 338 that has the extractor people coo about and that rifle is a work of art and I have no problems with it's accuracy. I don't hate Winchesters!)
To further answer your question. The wood to metal fit was poor during this period of time. The quality of finish went down after 63. the blueing went South, etc.
My cousin brought over a Model 94 30-30 bought in about 64. The best groups we could get with it would not be covered by a pie plate at 100 yards. It was sad days for Winchester.
Last edited by Bugger; 12/17/14.
