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Well of course, I've got some .270 fwts as well....and yes Vern you'll likely see this one next year in alaska in person. Thanks for the compliments folks.
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That is a fine looking Winchester!
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Randy, That is a nice looking all around rifle!
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A+ on a very well put together rifle. I see you've been taking notes and it all came together very well. What can you not do with a rifle like that??? I like it..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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This rifle has been a spare, good shooting mid 50's 30'06 FWT sitting around in it's factory stock and I decided to dress it up like one I put together for my son as a no nonsense all all-rounder. I sent the factory barreled action off to Eddie Fosnaugh for his great cerakoting work (graphite black) I then bedded it in a mcm edge compact, topped it with talley lwts and a swaro Z3 3-9x36. As shown it comes in at 7 lbs. 4.9 oz. and is about as light as I like a rifle. With 168 TTSX's it will pretty consistently shoot 3/4" groups. A new spin on an old classic. The pre-64 'Featherweight' Model 70 like 12ga 26" 1/4 choke Model 12 'Featherweight' is almost impossible to best for its intended use, even by modern standards. There are just couple of rifles of that period that can meet and match challenge of the pre-64 Model 70 'Featherweight'.
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Hey good looking modification there Randy, even though the rifle wasn't sitting on a fence post.
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I've been thinking about doing very similar path with a .270 pre64 FW. The results look great.
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Awfully useful rifle there Randy.
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Randy, that is one sweet setup. Don't be surprised if my .270 Standard shows up here one day looking a lot like your 30'06 there and BSA's .270.
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That's about the perfect rig but I'll take mine with a rust blue instead of ceracote. I've not been impressed as far as showing minor scuffs etc.
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That's about the perfect rig but I'll take mine with a rust blue instead of ceracote. I've not been impressed as far as showing minor scuffs etc. I've had pretty good luck with cerakote. It's been damn tough and weatherizes better than any bluing I've seen. I like his rifle and I've done the same thing with my built pre 64 338 win mag. Randy's rifle is done right as far as I'm concerned. I'd hunt that one with no problem. With a rifle like that, one really doesn't need anything else. Perfect chambering for NA and damn well designed stock. Almost a perfect match from my experience with my 270 win that is almost it's twin. The more I use these pre 64's, the more I get rid of my other rifles. Just the way I see it...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BSA I won't deny cerakote has some advantages but the few guns I've got show superficial marks very easily compared to bluing. All H series cerakote and you can leave a shiny line with a thumbnail. I've used blued guns in extreme weather and have never had a rusty gun so cerakotes extra protection is lost on me. To each his own. As of now I'm off the cerakote bandwagon.
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Well of course, I've got some .270 fwts as well....and yes Vern you'll likely see this one next year in alaska in person. Thanks for the compliments folks. Great rifle you have there. What you going to be chasing in Alaska?
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BSA I won't deny cerakote has some advantages but the few guns I've got show superficial marks very easily compared to bluing. All H series cerakote and you can leave a shiny line with a thumbnail. I've used blued guns in extreme weather and have never had a rusty gun so cerakotes extra protection is lost on me. To each his own. As of now I'm off the cerakote bandwagon. Strange, the cerakote I have had done is extremely scratch resistant. I'm not saying it won't scratch, but I've drug them thru brush/manzanita etc. with no marks at all. Painted stocks on the other had have had to be touched up. I'm pretty sure if Handwerk had Eddie F. do his, it's extremely well done. Surprised no one else has commented on this.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BS, the plan is to go after caribou in 2016...thanks
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BS, the plan is to go after caribou in 2016...thanks Good luck on that hunt my friend. You should be very well prepared with that rifle. Will you be using that 168 TTSX load? Should definitely do the trick. I was looking at my stash of 200gr. partitions today and thinking I should just sell my 9.3x62mm and do a little fine tuning of the rifle collection. I think the 30-06 is really at the top of the heap when it comes to useable cartridges for any game animal I hunt.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Roger that on the 06. It just works. I think we all use other stuff to keep things interesting but there's not much you can't do very well with a 30-06. Every time I come back to it I wonder why I use anything else.
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The old Model 70 Featherweight in .30-06, .308 or .358 and standard grade .338 WinMag are the best of the old Wincheter bolt rifle lot. These can compete favorably with modern sporting rifles I'm firmly convinced of that fact.
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Roger that on the 06. It just works. I think we all use other stuff to keep things interesting but there's not much you can't do very well with a 30-06. Every time I come back to it I wonder why I use anything else. Good post. That should be someone's sig line right there.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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