Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Model 70 EW owners - Gotta question

How does the action fit onto the bedding block? In some pics, the front action screw surface immediately around the hole appears be higher than the rest of the surrounding block, looks almost like a pillar. In other pics it appears smooth with the mating surface of the block???

At the rear of the action in one pic, there appears to be a raised surfaces on the block for the back of the action, in another, it appears smooth???

Just wanting to know how this thing is really set up. Below are the two pics which are contradictory. The first is from Winchester's site. The second is from an article G. Rodriguez did for Shooting Times.

If someone has this rifle, I'd appreciate it if they could tell me which set up it used.

Thanks,

Where the heck is BobinNH when ya' need him?

Its almost like the bedding was scraped out of the picture below.

Geezus JM I just saw it!

I can't help because the two I shot were very accurate and I never pulled them from the stock......

But that elevated pillar don't look real good to me....I woulda guessed the flat ofthe action behind the recoil lug would lay flush.

That's a puzzler to me..

Me too. The more mating surface the better. Could skim bed I guess.

Just looks like 2 different blocks to me.

Thanks,

JM

We need Redneck!.....I think the action should sit level.....send it to Lee and he will fix it right.

Help!

Ditto what Bob said,

I have two EW 70s,both shoot well and neither one has been out of the stock.

Doc,

It's time to take one for the team sir.

Break that booger out and let's have a look!

JM

Interesting pictures. Can't say I remember mine being like that. I haven't had my Coyote Light apart since this last summer.
I will pull my rifle apart in the morning.

I've had mine out of the stock, if recollection serves me they didn't look like the picture but appeared to be well bedded.Sorry, but I'm not pulling them back out.

I've had mine apart and it is flat

I have 2 and have taken both out for trigger adjustment and mine were flat as I recall. But then I was in a hurry because I did not want to mess them up they were shooting 2 well

I took mine apart and it looks nothing like the picture. Mine is flat with no raised surface. Plus it shoots well. I can't imagine the set-up in the picture would shoot too well.

Thanks I appreciate the help.

I was hoping it was flat.

BWinters, did you ever decide to skim bed yours?

Best,

JM

Its early and I'm not a coffe drinker, would someone please tell me what an EW Winchester is ?

"Extreme Weather"....their latest Stainless/Synthetic...

AAHHH..ok. Makes perfect sence now. Need to check out the new Winnys and see whats up. I looked at a New Single shot (1885?) model summer before last...checkering was deplorable..couldnt believe how bad it was. Looked like it was done with a pocket knife and the banjo playin kid from " Deliverance" ...price, $999 (like a dollar is gonna make a difference at this point)

JM, +1 on it's flat. Better skim bed yours or trip it and get a McMillan

Mine was a flush fit with zero slop. The rifle shoots MOA, so I don't see where the stock causes an issue.