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My first deer rifle is tucked in the back of my safe. A plain jane synthetic stocked model 70 in 30-06. I've been giving some thought to putting it in a nice walnut stock. My question is can I buy a Winchester factory stock? My rifle has no bottom metal, just the trigger guard. I've poked around the www a bit and I don't think I've stumbled on a factory stock without the cut out for the mag and bottom medal. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Always lots of Post 64 M70 stocks on eBay, I'd look there....
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What you're looking for does not exist in a factory stock. Only options would be aftermarket stock or, finding the bottom metal and hardware to add.
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you can usually find the bottom metal, and hardware on ebay as well.
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Wonder if a 670 stock would work? There's a couple on ebay but they're usually hardwood though. Boyds make M70 stocks with blind magazines. http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/Produ...n-factory-barrel-channel-walnut-finished
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What you're looking for does not exist in a factory stock. Only options would be aftermarket stock or, finding the bottom metal and hardware to add. That's the information I was looking for...granted not what I was hoping to hear. I may just go the Boyds route but I'll stumble around eBay first. Thanks for the help. Matt
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There have been Model 70's made with walnut stocks and blind mags. I had one and my brother has one in 7 Mag from the mid 70's. The Rangers were also made with blind mags as well as floorplates but these are plain birch stocks.
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Winchester did make blind mag stocks.
They were on the 670 (pretty ugly birch) and on the 70A (quite nice walnut).
IF you can find one for a 70A, which were all long action, then you would have a nice one. But they are rare to find.
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The one I had was marked Model 70 Westerner, in 300 Win Mag, a friend still owns it. My brother's is a 7 Mag marked Model 70. These are push feeds with walnut stocks. There should be some of these stocks out there. Yes, there was a push feed "Westerner" with a blind magazine and a walnut stock. http://www.gunauction.com/buy/11590228http://www.gunauction.com/buy/9894764
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There are several hardwood 670 stocks on ebay right now. Some 70a walnut stocks, too.
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