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Blackdogsrule broke out the brank spankin new Winchester model 70 Extreme weather model 70 at the range yesterday. He was chirpin about it for months waitin on it. I gotta say I was impressed. Keep in mind I am a die hard Rem 700 man for 30+ years. Never much cared for the Winchester model 70. So as much as it pains me to post this pic here is the 1st ever 3 shot group out of this rifle. Had I not been sitting right beside him when he did it I would think he was messing with me and chalked it up to a joke between friends with him bustin my balls bout Winchester better than Rem 700 stuff.



2 shots were fired before this group to get the scope on paper then this group was fired. I guess the stuff we have been hearing about this model from Winchester is true. Look like they finally got one right. 163bc

http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/detail.asp?mid=535110

I knew I should have gotten the 7 mag. Here are my handloads with an Extreme Weather in .300 WSM. The 180's are 2 2shot groups( I was running out of ammo) But I like mine and have never been fond of Model 70's.




180 SST at 400 yards.


Bob.

Plant that baby in a McMillan Hunter Edge handle and rock on. Dober

Not sure i would change much. The stock on it was pretty nice. Handled well and was extremly well balanced. Trigger needed adjustment but hey its a Winchester gotta expet that!!!

Not sure i would change much. The stock on it was pretty nice. Handled well and was extremly well balanced. Trigger needed adjustment but hey its a Winchester gotta expet that!!!

BSA,

It won't hold 5 cartridges, they're too fat.

I don't shoot any more than 3 with a hunting weight barrel,(don't have the patience to let it cool down between shots, and my nerves are prob not good enough anyway) and only shoot 3 to get my scope on target and to know what the gun is capable of.( I've come to the conclusion that most guns will shoot better than I'm capable of anyway.) After that I usually only shoot 1 shot at a time at different yardages, bounce back and forth between 100, 400, 300, etc., to make sure when I'm hunting that I can make the first shot count. Just gives me more confidence hunting. I shoot my HB .308 for targets, it's easier on the shoulder, and I'm not a fan of heavy recoil.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread, just wanted agree with the OP that I think the FN 70's are good shooters. Although with the price of factory .300 WSM's mine probably won't get the chance to do it with store bought ammo.

Bob.

I saw that posting of yours before and that will be the next load I try in mine. I have the Leupy Boone and Crockett reticle and the 180 at 2900ish matches the reticle so that's what I went with.(the group at 400 was to see how close the elevation matched the reticle) I did kill a buck this year at approx 275 yards with the SST and it did just fine. But I've read your post and others that say the 165 spbt does really well in the WSM, I'll just have to check the trajectory against the B&C drops to see how it will do. Or add an M1 turret and not worry about it.

Bob.

Yep Yawn

Going to take my time