Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Let's see your winchester model 70 rifles

Here's a pic of a real slick pre 64 , 338 Win. I used to own. A good friend of mine has it now. It used to belong to Bill Williamson, Fair Chase Safaris. Someone had cut the barrel to 23" which actually made it real handy. I had it sighted in with Federal 210gr Nosler partitions and the old gun would shoot 1 1/4" with those. No telling where that gun has been.

I like that stock too. A 7mm wsm won't fit in that long action bugger though

Whoops...that's right..:(

Sendero, here's what you need for a short (WSM) action:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/8005697/1

I've bought from USPatriot and he's good to go as well. Heck of a nice guy to do business with...

Oh well....I was at the range yesterday and could not duplicate the groups I posted for my EW. Thought I had it nailed down but NO!!

I have a different scope on it now so I'll try that.

Good luck buddy!!

Well, I bought a sweet std wt 30-06 yesterday. Figured I'd show and tell that one too It's a last year pre 64 (1963) and I'll tell you, quality is susposed to be low on these. I call BS on that. They must of been having a great day that day when this one went out the door . Quality is very nice (see pics):






The first time I saw this rifle (more than a year ago) I almost bought it, but put it in my back pocket (back of my mind) because I bought my 9.3x62mm from the guy instead. This one is all original except for the pachmayr decelerator installed ...Pretty dang clean though, the pictures don't do it justice...

BSA - Now that you have a new std weight you have no need for the fwt that's taking up so much room. Right...? Let me help you with that.

Eric

Eric, I was wondering what you were going to say about this one. How about we do a straight across trade for that crappy shooting one I sold you

BSA, your new std weight looks clean. I hope it shoots as well as mine! lol.

Seriously, congrats!

Let us know how it shoots!

Eric

Ha ha, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I don't think there's another pre 64 30-06 this side of the Mississippi that shoots as good as yours . I can't wait to see it in action this year on your antelope hunt. That is if you still plan on using it.

Nice pre 64, looking forward to a range report. Congrats

Thanks buddy. I think I'll leave this one the way it is. The barrel channel and inletting is just about perfect. However, that may change and I might go wild on it like I did with EricM's rifle. I put a chit load of time into that one. Pillar bedded/glass bedded and freefloated the barrel and still kept it looking almost original to the unsuspecting eye. His is a shooter to say the least and some of my better work:





(Epoxied in this dummie forend screw, for looks)

His rifle shot like this for me:



After I sold Eric my std wt 30-06 I went to work on getting my fwt 30-06 to shoot. I just bedded it without pillars and it shoots pretty good too:
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It's a shooting sombitch even with elcheapo bullets ......Yeah, maybe I'll atleast bed the new std wt

BSA - Showoff!!

I plan to take the '06 to WY this year. No doubt about it. Also going to take a 375 H&H and a NULA 257 Wby.

Eric

Bsa, wow beautiful job! Now where do I send my pre 64?

Here is a picture of the Model 71 that I picked up today. It is an all original, short tang, standard rifle, but is in about 98% condition. It was manufactured in 1939.

Have a look.





Thanks. donsm70

...Gunna have to change your name to DonsM71

Hey BSA!

I know where there is 1938, long tang carbine for sale.

It's a little too rich for my blood, but thought YOU might be interested.

donsm70

I already have a 1937 that I looooooooove ...I know mine isn't a carbine, but it suits me just fine ..Thanks for thinking of me though

Don, that's a VERY clean looking '39! Good find!!

Eric