Well, I finally felt bad enough about giving Ingwe a hard time over his pushfeed fetish. No this is not a 7x57, but it's bad enough that it's a pushfeed sick. A while back some questions were asked about the XTR's and that got my interest up. About the same time I noticed one at my LGS. It is chambered in the JOC special (270W), so there's 2 dings against buying it but I did it anyway. I had to consult with 79s about these to see when this one was made and according to him it was made in 1980. My friend/smith/Winchester guru bought it from an estate when his buddy passed away. He said this rifle had never been fired and his friend just bought it because it had nice wood. I couldn't agree more, even though I'm a pre 64 fan, this rifle is very nice. I know there is a following for the older XTR's so here it is. The original box came with the rifle as well. This rifle came from the same guy I bought my pre 64 270 fwt from and I think I'm going to like it. Time will only tell though:

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This was before I got it home and wiped it down....The bolt still had that sticky grease from the factory on it. I took everything apart and wiped it down with Rem Oil. I swabbed that barrel out with shooters choice and let it sit in there for a while.

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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