Perhaps they felt sorry for Winchester?
Fu ck those Portuguese bastids...
Why?? You should of formed a group and bought them back in 2005 when they shut the plant down lol oh Lawrence you crack me up...
QC really sucked on the post 2000 USRAC model 70's. You of all people should know that....
. Pass the Ruger m77 MKII or Hawkey please. I'm surprised an army guy like you would condone buying chit that's made out of the country like the new model 70's. Unless you are half Portuguese... What are you not telling us John???
Country of origin isn't the problem.
Bought too much stuff that was blessed by Uncle Sam (ITAR),
that was utterly worthless. Money squandered.
Spare us your Xenophobia - the good old days of Pre 64's are gone
The Hawkeye and M70 Classic are latter day imitations that have been re-designed for more frugal mass manufacture.
Problem is that they are not beeing purchased en-mass, because there are cheaper mass produceable designs with slimmer cost per unit and consequently higher volume of sales with better margins.
They all get the job done - ask Bambi -
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