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

Thanks buddy, It kind of looks like your 30-06 doesn't it. Pad and all

Your checkering is better. And the Alaskan came with a pad.

See, I told you. It's almost your fwt's twin. If it makes you feel any better, that isn't the original pad on the Alaskan.

That doesn't make me feel any better. And this rifle find deserves a big "You suck!"

Well I bedded the barrel channel yesterday and freefloated it from the recoil lug out. Kind of like I did with the std wt I sold to EricM. Here's how she turned out:





I loaded up some 225gr. Hornady sp interlocks last night and took her out for a test drive today. Brass was new so load development for accuracy was kind of a moot point. However, Now I know a few things: The rifle functioned flawlessly, it's showing good potential for accuracy, and I don't like shooting in the damn rain and wind!!!!!:

First group fired with ol betsy's (my old faithful Ruger m77 mkII) pet load of 67gr. IMR4350 and 250gr. sierra gameking bullet. I used these bullets to get the scope adjusted. This was the actual first group fired with the '59 Alaskan (scope was not dialed in at this point):
3 shot group @ .950". Always a good thing when your first group with a new rifle is right around 1 MOA.

Here are some of the other groups shot today:


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Shows some pretty good potential I think....It should do better next time out with some fireformed brass. Hopefully the weather is more cooperative as well. I think I'm going to love this ol girl

Looks good bsa, get it ready for elk next year!

Ole 'Carlos' got to bark late today, 168 gr winchester black box BT's, 170 ish yds,never stopped walking, the SW GA rut has started, this last cold front,low got the peters hard !!

very best

Awesome buddy!!!! Congrats to you and "Carlos H".....Nice buck too!!

Thanks buddy. I have over 11 months to get her ready. Hopefully it doesn't take me that long

BSA, congrats on your 338 Alaskan. One of my favorite pre-64 calibers! Too cool!

I need to find your pre-64 source!!!

It looks like a real find. The few mods probably saved you from paying much more for collector's value. Your bedding work looks great and I'm sure with time and load workup it will be performing just like your 30-06 fwt. The groups look very promising!

Eric

Ive never shot a .338 win mag but my father in law used one to take an elk in Wyoming in the mid 60's. He was impressed with the mod 70 and the cal. He felt it was the perfect elk gun, His sister was head of Game and Fish for the state back then. Some way I got hold of a 338 win mag cartridge and I have rolled it over and dreamed of elk,moose and big bear many times. You guys out west get to enjoy an awe full lot or great country. My wife just corrected me this hunt happened in the 70's and Doc's sister Francine Osborne was a director on Game and Fish board. very best
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BSA, Do you take in any work or just buy em , bed and tune to suit you and sell em if you already have one? I learned early on with cattle,airplanes and guns that if you have the right 'no excuses . cattle,plane or gun they will dam near 'sell themselves' . Good looking bed and seal job, Ive been wanting to find something good to seal my barrel channels with. Any suggestions on sealers?

My unmolested barrel channels get custom pro oil or regular ol tru oil. That usually seals them up tight after a couple coats. This 338 barrel channel was kind of hacked on (see previous pics), so I just used a quick set epoxy on it. The guy that owned it before me did a fantastic job on the bedding under the receiver, so I'm kinda glad I don't have to do it myself. I feel it's almost imperative to glass bed these magnum/heavy kickers. If you don't, you run the risk of the stock splitting. A collector who doesn't use/shoot their rifles will probably strongly dissagree, but I use my rifles, so that's how I roll.. To answer your first question: Let me think about that one

Thanks buddy. I threw that old burris on her since I know it's a proven scope. It worked very well on the std wt I sold to you. Thanks for selling that scope back to me ..

Your loads are too low, use H-4350-70-250NP, same brass/primer and 72.5 with 225 grs.

Go to RE-22, the rifle will take 77 grs. under the 250 NP, my Dakota shoots bugholes with this, but, I drop to 76 in my four of these old Alaskans and they USUALLY do UNDER MOA.

These rifles were intended to shoot BIG GAME, with BIG BULLETS and to not be "babied".

Maybe, you just better send it to me, as I have some 47 years with these and know how to "stroke" them.......

Hey Kute ol buddy. 71 gr's is book max for the Hornady 225's. I don't mind going over that to get better accuracy. But once I see pressure signs, I'll be backing off a bit. There's a big difference in the Hornady and Nosler bullets, damn sure can't substitute one for the other or you might end up with pieces of rifle instead of 1 good rifle. I've been doing this for a while too buddy.

Here is one of my FN made M70's on a 2 day hunt in public land in NC.

1955 243 FWT
Leupold Mountaineer
Lyman Tru Lock rings and bases:



My other rig shows its use:

This one has been in here more than once, but it IS kinda nice, and it's "correct" for the period. M70 standard grade from '49, with steel Redfield Jr mounts and an older Lyman 4X. I'm putting the same scope and mounts on a '52 .270 standard I just bought...stay tuned for the pix. I really like this combo for a vintage 70.
Bob

As usual your stuff has me drooling