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A 1941, mod 70 target in the 22 HORNET , Im a happy camper, a 2 year project is done. Anyone want to make a guess as to how many pre war targets in HORNET were mfg ?? Rare bird , the very first Ive held, owned. very best WinPoor
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Awesome rifle. Looks great..


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Very nice rifle. How many targets were made total? How many national match rifles were made? Somewhere I read there were 2706 bull rifles?


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I'll make a guess, all 22 hornet target rifles were "pre war". What do I win? laugh...


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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
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Looks really excellent. Thanks for posting the pics.

Who did your metal finish and reblue? Seems they did a great job.

Would be a fun rifle to shoot... 100% model 70, but without the mule kick of the more common chamberings!

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Well there are only 40 barrels of that style known to exist; most likely half or more were 30-06. I have seen two 257 Roberts in the first target barrel style.

The funny thing about target models is the clip slot only works with 30-06 length and longer. Winchester blocked the rear of the mags for shorter cartridges.

Nice looking old Winchester 70 there!


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Good looking rifle. I do not know the numbers.

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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
I'll make a guess, all 22 hornet target rifles were "pre war". What do I win? laugh...

BINGO! very best winpor

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Originally Posted by pre64win
Looks really excellent. Thanks for posting the pics.

Who did your metal finish and reblue? Seems they did a great job.

Would be a fun rifle to shoot... 100% model 70, but without the mule kick of the more common chamberings!

Masters of Gun ,Tallahassee FL , Mark Rains did the metal, Margret Rains did the wood, 76 years of oil soaked wood, she used some sort of clay to draw the oil out. I'm tickled, the bore cleaned up like a mirror , the barrel must have been made for a model 54 as the date on it is 1935 ! I knew I would have no problem with it being "shot out" it being a cool HORNET , I usually steer clear of projects but due to rarity I bought this Hornet and a .257 Roberts Target.. Im very happy with both, I put the Roberts in a sporter stock and it placed 3 shots after bore sighting all touching with the first box of Roberts ammo I bought, older 117 gr +P Hornady ammo. It is a fine whitetail - coyote, crow nailer.

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Well, hats off to the Rains team. They did a fine job.

...and you have a .257 NM rifle as well??? I'm feeling more than a bit jealous! Your two rifles would go well with the .300 H&H bull gun project I am currently working on.

That "clay", by the way, is diatomaceous earth mixed with a solvent like acetone or isopropyl alcohol. This concoction is incredible for drawing decades of oil out of a stock. It's a well-kept gunsmithing secret, as it is very inexpensive and works worlds better than any off-the-shelf product I've ever found.

Thanks for sharing this, WP!

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Originally Posted by ctw
Very nice rifle. How many targets were made total? How many national match rifles were made? Somewhere I read there were 2706 bull rifles?

14,644 Targets most were 30-06, (#10), #9 was .243 at 683 mfg, # 7 was .257 Bob, # 3 was 22 HORNET.
1971 National Match were mfg. ,2706 BULL guns. very best WinPoor

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Originally Posted by pre64win
Well, hats off to the Rains team. They did a fine job.

...and you have a .257 NM rifle as well??? I'm feeling more than a bit jealous! Your two rifles would go well with the .300 H&H bull gun project I am currently working on.

That "clay", by the way, is diatomaceous earth mixed with a solvent like acetone or isopropyl alcohol. This concoction is incredible for drawing decades of oil out of a stock. It's a well-kept gunsmithing secret, as it is very inexpensive and works worlds better than any off-the-shelf product I've ever found.

Thanks for sharing this, WP!

The BOB Varminter- Target,( My all time favorite mod 70 is on pp 280 of Mr Rules book, he sold it for $87,000 to a Dr who hit on an oil well in OK !!) My National Match is a Transition 30-06, You have sporter transition stock I may buy to put it in to hunt, it is a tack driver!
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Another beauty. I love the varmint rifles, as well as the Van Orden snipers. A special class of rifle... NM precision in a sporter stock. Pretty cool!

I recently bought a .243 varmint gun in superb condition, except they cut the stock down to about 12" LOP. Tragic.

Shoot me a note before you think about buying anything on the website. I will send you a coupon code you can use at checkout to get a discount.

Thanks again WP. Great stuff!

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I hit the 'BUY NOW' on a Van Orden on Guns America many years ago thinking they worked like Gun Broker, the seller sold to the guy that called him on a Monday, I was pissed! The seller had no idea what he had, did not check his emails.... I shoot a Carlos Hatchcock, a 56' 30-06 Target in a sporter stock, my first mod 70, countless whitetails with that gun, an absolute naildriver.. it started this whole damn WinPoor, mod 70 thing!! very best winpoor
Carlos is 2nd gun from top, the other 3 are SS barreled guns..
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Van Orden I got s#it out of, non checkered sporter stock, sat in a closet for 30 years, guy did not even clean it up to sell, prob inherited the gun... You always remember the once in a lifetime guns you miss... winpoor

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Question? My pre war .270 has the clip slot (std. bbl.). Is this a usual or is it an abnormal build. I know that it was not a good time for selling much of anything due to the depression.

Super nice rifle there, Winchesterpoor!

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prewar std, clip slot = usual .
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Originally Posted by jt402
Question? My pre war .270 has the clip slot (std. bbl.). Is this a usual or is it an abnormal build.


Hi Jack. All of the standard pre-war receivers had the clip slot. This feature was dropped after WWII on all except the Target/National Match rifles.

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