Winchester Model 70 .270 for sale and auction. Today's Model 70 has the addition of the M.O.A.™ Trigger System, improved fit and finish and enhanced accuracy to go along with its classic Pre-’64 controlled round feeding. Although the Marine Corps officially used only the M1 Garand and the M1903 Springfield as sniper rifles during the Second World War, "many Winchester Model 70s showed up at training camps and in actual field use during the Pacific campaign. Winchester Model 70 Rifle Barrel 7mm With Muzzle Brake. Winchester Model 70 with rifle scope and 24-inch barrel. 24” barrel. The Model 70 was largely based on the Model 54, and is today still highly regarded by shooters and is often called "The Rifleman's Rifle". Buy a Winchester Model 70 .270 online. It can actually jar the gun away from its intended point of aim and is also very distracting to the shooter. So pinpoint accuracy is preserved. The Model 70 Hunting stock duplicates the factory standard Model 70 stock with a Monte Carlo cheekpiece. Built with a forged steel receiver, front and rear bedded double recoil lugs, dual decorative steel crossbolts, iron sights with hooded front sight, satin finish checkered walnut stock and barrel mounted sling swivel. Take up is the distance the triggerpiece travels prior to the sear moving toward release and the shooter feeling resistance. It is a stronger action than the pre-1964. 70 SA. Browning, based in Morgan, Utah, and the former licensee, U.S. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle". This version reintroduced the CRF feature, while retaining the "anti-bind" locking lug groove bolt guide of the 1968 push feed model. The original wood stocks were found to be warping in both rifles after a few years of service and both rifles were given fiberglass stocks to remedy the problem. Currently, only Browning rifles are available with the BOSS. Every Today, Model 70 barrel is button rifled in a process that assures superior accuracy and durability. The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. The action was simplified, the trigger guard and floor plate made of a flimsy looking one-piece stamping." The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. In design terms (enclosed bolt face, plunger ejector, brazed bolt construction) the new action itself was comparable in design to the competing Remington Model 700, which has a worldwide following and is considered to be very reliable. Fair. Because of the enhanced ergonomics, wide smooth triggerpiece and 2:1 mechanical advantage created by the unique design geometry, it actually feels like half that weight. A blade-type ejector gives you full control when ejecting a fired case. In addition, the old extractor design served to stabilize the bolt while the action was open; without it, the new bolt did not have any such stabilization, and wobbled while fully open. 25 1/2” overall. Throughout its life, the Model 70 has been offered in many grades and styles. The smaller extractor of the push feed action may slip or break off a spent casing stuck in the chamber under adverse conditions. In 1999 Shooting Times magazine named the Model 70 the "Bolt-action Rifle of the Century".[4]. With this extractor the cartridge is not as surely controlled as it is with the Mauser-type extractor. Trigger System has no take up because the take up spring keeps the triggerpiece in constant contact with the actuator. Other significant features of this action include a three-position wing-type safety (retained throughout Model 70 production), a cone breeching-system that helps prevent bullet-nose damage while loading a cartridge from the magazine, machined steel trigger-guard and floor plate, one-piece bolt construction, and a trigger adjustable for pull weight and over-travel. The receiver, for the first time, and from here on out, was forged into shape, then machined. The FN Special Police Rifle has the standard Winchester Model 70 rifle action, receiver and magazine system but the rifle is fitted with a heavier barrel and with the McMillan series tactical rifle stocks. Winchester Model 70 all steel floorplate trigger guard LONG Action std Blue The use of modern CNC manufacturing techniques allowed Winchester to re-introduce the CRF feature at a competitive price. The cut checkering, so revered by riflemen, was replaced with a … Zero Creep. This contributes to jerking the trigger and thus adds to the movement of the firearm during firing. Since the Winchester Model 70 made its appearance in the late 1930’s, it has been the standard by which all other bolt action rifles are judged. Topic RSS. [13], One of the reasons the U.S. Marine Corps replaced their Winchester Model 70s was that the post-1964 variants of the Model 70 did not meet U.S. Marines' standards. It has been reported that some of these rifles were equipped with 8X Unertl telescopic sights for limited unofficial use as sniper weapons on Guadalcanal and during the Korean War. Winchester’s new rifle—released in 1936—would retain the dual locking lugs of the Mauser design, as well as the non-rotating claw extractor. [citation needed]. "[12] These rifles had shorter 24-inch barrels chambered for .30-06 Springfield. travels prior to the sear moving toward release and the shooter feeling resistance. The main benefit of the blade type ejector is it is simpler and perhaps more reliable (being considered less susceptible to ingress of foreign matter) when compared to the later post-1964 plunger ejector in the bolt face controlled by a coil spring. The machined steel trigger guard and floor plate were replaced with parts stamped from an aluminium alloy to reduce weight using the assembly from the pre-1964 Featherweight version. [14] Existing Model 70s still in service have had their stocks replaced with a McMillan fiberglass stock, such as that found on the Custom Extreme Weather variant. Your browser is out of date and may not be able to properly display our website. Zero Take Up. Creep has a negative influence on accuracy because it adds inconsistency and uncertainty during the trigger pull. The Super Grade is already on your wish list. One of the best known U.S. Marine Corps snipers who used the Winchester Model 70 during the Vietnam War was Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, who used a Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle chambered in .30-06. This made the action noticeably smoother to operate and has been retained to the present day. In 1968 further revisions were made to the Model 70 in part to address consumer concerns. WP stamp on barrel for Winchester Proofed. It will accept up to a #5 barrel contour and may come as a blind magazine for the Ranger Series Model 70’s, as well as with a standard hinged floorplate. When coupled with the other cost-cutting changes and compared with the previously produced and very familiar Model 70, however, it was immediately declared to be lacking. Free-floating a barrel in the stock means no part of the forearm area touches the barrel. Trigger helps the model 70 deliver the extreme accuracy benchmark 1" group at 100 yards. The Model 70 was largely based on the Model 54, and is today still highly regarded by shooters and is often called "The Rifleman's Rifle." Some of the modern rifles also use high performance McMillan or Bell and Carlson fiberglass stocks, though these rifles tend to be expensive. This firearm was manufactured in 1964. This was called Controlled Round Push Feed. If using a one piece scope mount, this matters. SN is 5169xx, made in 1964. The post-1992 Model 70 is an extensive rifle line that boasts nearly all of the features of the original line, but with some updated equipment, such as the Controlled Round Push Feed action and synthetic stocks. The bluing is crisp. This basically lets the buyer choose an action, then choose a stock to one's liking. Repeating Arms closed the New Haven, Conn. plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns were produced for 140 years. These Model 70 rifles never achieved the status of a standard military weapon; but were used until replaced by the Remington Model 700 series bolt-action rifles which became the basis for the M40 series sniper rifle. One-piece, Pre-1964 Model 70 action (controlled round feed), 1992 Classic Model (Controlled Round Feed and Controlled Round Push Feed). Hathcock's rifle is on display at the Quantico, Virginia Marine Corps Sniper Museum. On August 15, 2006, Olin Corporation, owner of the Winchester trademarks, announced that it had entered into a new license agreement with Browning to make Winchester brand rifles and shotguns, though not at the closed Winchester plant in New Haven. The new Model 70 M.O.A. I told them that I was glad to get the information so I could lay in four or five more before they loused the rifle up. This one, in particular, is the Winchester Model 70 Extreme TrueTimber VSX MB. The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54, itself based on a Mauser 98-type action . The reconditioned rifles were used in competitive shooting matches; and the United States Army purchased approximately 200 new Model 70 National Match Rifles with medium heavy barrels for match use between 1954 and 1957. The Winchester Model 70 is one of the best known rifles in the world. I’m not sure which model this barrel goes on, so please look at all pics and bid accordingly. The bolt was changed significantly. They were serial numbered in the 41000 to 50000 range and were fitted with leaf sights and checkered stocks with steel butt plates, one-inch sling swivels, and leather slings. The receivers of these Model 70s were machined from bar stock steel. Contact your local dealer for availability information. A comparison of Winchester Pre 1964 model 70 and Post 1964 model 70https://www.youtube.com/user/UnitedStatesofGuns The United States Marine Corps purchased 373 Model 70 rifles in May, 1942. Click "Read More" below for the rest of the story. Winchester Model 70, Standard grade Westerner, 264 Win mag, factory stainless barrel, factory finish on both wood and metal. LBS. the Model 1912 shotgun became the Model 12. The Winchester Model 70 Alaskan returns to the Pre-64 values of the Winchester Model 70 legend.https://www.youtube.com/user/UnitedStatesofGuns Free shipping. Where you aim is where you shoot. The alloy trigger guard was retained. The Model 70 still has the famous 3-position safety which is convenient to operate with the thumb of your firing hand, lifting the firing pin away from the sear. When the safety is in the intermediate or middle position, the action can still be operated, allowing unfired cartridges to be cycled with the safety on. Around this time, Browning, which is owned by the same parent company as USRAC, Giat Corp, of France, introduced the BOSS accuracy system. The Model 70 is offered in all of the previous chamberings as the original, and is now supplemented with newer rounds, including the Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) and Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM) cartridges, which are magnum loaded rounds, but are shorter in length and wider in diameter, so spent cartridges take less time to eject and use less powder. The term 'BOSS' is an acronym for Ballistic Optimising Shooting System. All things considered, in normal situations there is now not much to choose between the two versions at present, apart from personal preference. It is all there: Three-Position Safety and solid, sure handling. A steel floorplate and stainless magazine follower were introduced, partially revoking changes introduced in the 1964 model.