Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters NEW WINCHESTER MODEL 70 ACCURACY?

Have any of you guys shot the new model 70? If so,How was the accuaracy? And what model and caliber was it? I'm really wanting a Supergrade in 300WSM or 30-06. Thanks for any info.

There have been lots or reports on the 'fire of excellent accuracy from the new M70's. I am very pleased with my FWT 270. Don't recall many unhappy owners.

Had my FWT 30-06 out today. Four groups: Rem fact 180CL = 3 in 1.0, Fed fact 150 PSP (Blue Box)= 3 in 0.6, Handload Horn 180 interlock = 3 in 1.0, Fed fact 165 TSX = 4 of 5 in 1.0 (first shot of the five opened group to 1.7. FWT 270 (the last few groups, not today): 4 150 Sierra into 1.5, 4 shots 130 TTSX = 1.5, 130 Speer = 4 shots in 1.5, 150 Sierra = 4 into 1.0, 150 Ballistic Tip = 3 into 0.8, 130 Ballistic Tip = 3 into 0.7, 130 TTSX = 4 into 1.5, 140 Horn = 3 into 1.6, 150 Sierra = 3 into 0.7, 140 Horn again = 3 into 0.8, 150 Ballistic Tip = 3 into 0.3.
Summary: I'm very happy with both rifles. This is really accurate for stock hunting rifles off sandbags considering I'm certainly not the best shot off a bench. These new rifles seem much better than the older ones.

dsducati could comment on this if he would ever get around to shooting his. He has a first year production Deluxe Featherweight that has a knockout piece of wood on it. Believe it's chambered in the 270WSM. He's a half-ass decent shot so could probably give a decent report if he would just put a scope on it and put some bullets down the bore. Don't know what his problem is or what that ducati moniker is all about.

I bought one last year from a local store, a .300 WSM 2008 Limited Edition with a very fine piece of wood. It shot very well right out of the box. The have fixed the bedding problems that plagued the New Haven model for a number of years.

JB:
Did you use factory fodder in your 300 WSM, or did you work up some loads for it?

I worked up loads, since I didn't have any factory ammo on hand. I tried two powders with 180 Sierras, H4350 and Ramshot Hunter, and was soon shooting sub-inch groups, some much under an inch. Hunter shot a little better in this rifle, but I have seen it work the other way too.

Now that I have some Reloder 17 I'll have to try that too!

Orion03
Yea I haven't shot my SC model 70 and I get the jest that I don't ride the Ducatis any more either. You just come on down here and we will shoot that 270WSM as well as the New Haven 243, 280, and 06 Classic Featherweights. Just as well fire up the old wire wheel, bevel drive SS while we are at it. Um, its a bit warm so dress lightly.
Dan

For any who may be interested, Cabela's in Wheeling, W.V. has a S.C. Super Grade in .30-06. Not spectacular wood, but very nice. Blue is excellent, very smooth action. Price was $999.

I just purchased a new M-70 super grade in 270 with a Leu.scope a couple of days ago. Going to the range tomorrow to break in the gun and get some brass formed. Plan to test the Swift A Frame, Nosler Partition and Hornady Interlock;all 130 gr with H-4831, H4350, and R-22 as soon as brass gets tuned and loads are set. Will advise .

tack

MD..one of the employees at that local store got a Fwt. in .270 to go with his three other .270 Featherweights of various vintages ( including a pre-64)
The new SC rifle shoots the best of them all...
Ingwe

That's good news, but I am not surprised.

Last year I bought a New Model 70 .270Win. I worked up some load and I was soon shooting MOA groups. The best load I find for this rifle is 54 grain of IMR 4831 under a 150 hornady SP bullet. Most three-shots groups are in the .400 to .600".

Last month I bought another New model 70 FW in 308 and, surprise! It was soon shooting MOA 3 shots groups with regularity. I need to work and try a little with differents bullets but I'm pretty sure this rifle will soon print half MOA groups.

I love them....and they are about the niciest looking rifles on the market. A true classic!

Yes, I own a new FN Model 70 Featherweight in 7-08.
Accuracy is as good, or better, than with many factory rifles. My load development time for the rifle was the shortest on record; one range session, for 100 grain and a 140 grain bullets. Both shot 3 shot groups measuring 1/2" at 100 yards.
And, the rifle's balance is superb.

Don,

It's good to hear that the wait was worth it!

Have you run any of the 140g slug loads over a Chrono??

I have been thinking about a 7mm-08 featherweight...

Just curious about the speed from a 22 in tube..

Good to hear of positive accuracy.. Maybe the boys in SC read the NRA article and were embarassed by the 2.4" groups that rifle was getting and fixed that little issue..

The American Rifleman's "dope bag" test groups don't really mean a hell of a lot to me. Especially during the last 15 years or so..

The American rifleman can take pretty much ANY decent gun and get groups TWICE as large as that damn thing can really shoot.

The only review I have seen recently where they got groups that were represenative of what the rifle could really do was when they shot an Anschutz m1717 17HMR. The gun averaged about 1/2" at 100 yards.. In a test tunnel. Just about like every one else was getting with that gun with Hornady ammo at the time with perfect conditions..

Of course, a gun like that has no recoil and damn near shoots itself. Every other gun they seem to get grapefruit sized groups..even from match grade rifles.

I think their editorial staff these days is a bunch of near sighted ,college nerds who are recoil wimps and can't shoot worth a damn off of bags because they are still twitching from their morning Lattes..

Knowing the NRA, Browning/FN probably had not purchased a big enough AD in that issue to suit them..Hence the schitty groups..

My FW shoots subMOA with the 130 Sierra and Nosler Partiton and H4831.

I have a F/W .300WSM and a Stainless All-Weather .30-06. I haven't shot the .300 yet, but the .30-06 shoots great. I've only shot 20 groups with it (all 5-shot groups) so far, but it ranged from .42"-.61" with Federal's 165-grain TSX load, and .55-.88" with their 165-grain Accubond load. I tried a new 150-grain load from Hornady that averaged right at an inch for 5, 5-shot groups. I used that load on Monday to whack an 80" pronghorn and a nice mule deer. It is a tad heavier than I'd like it to be, but that All Weather rifle is a helluva a gun right out of the box.

I have a F/W .270 win. and a Stainless All Weather .30-06.The F/W shoots .5"-.75" with handloads and the All Weather shoots .4" @ 100yds with Federal Fusions 150 gr.and 1.1" at 200 yds.