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Offline Big Tom

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« on: November 12, 2003, 04:05:12 PM »
I have an opportunity to get a very clean, used Winchester 70 Featherweight at the local Saw shop( yes, not too many actual gun shops up here in Superiorland). It is in .270, has a Nikon Monarch 3x9x40 mounted on it. The rifle appears to be 4-5 years old with no marks or scratches, barrel and action are very clean with signs of little use.
I am leery because of the bad experience I had with a new one I purchased two years ago that was a horrible shooting piece of junk.
The price seems right($550) with such a nice piece of glass(also leupold rings/base).
Anyone have any experience with Model 70s from 4-5 years ago? Were they decent shooters then? :?:
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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2003, 09:39:56 PM »
Big Tom,
Rifles are like people. Some talk straight and true and treat you real well.  Others just aren't worth the food they eat.

The only way to tell is to take it out and try it.  If you can't - you have to wonder why a person gave up a nice rifle.  

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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2003, 02:47:45 AM »
Tom, I have a M70 stainless classic I got about four years ago and it shoots great. A local gun shop  had a used M70 Featherweight .243 that was in really nice shape. I asked why the guy traded and the shop owner told me "the guy bought a 300 mag because the owner had gut shot a nice buck and it got away". Maybe the owner wanted more power.
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2003, 05:43:42 AM »
I've a M70 efatherweight that's 4-5 years old.  Just bought it from a friend.  He never even fired the rifle.  It's a 6.5x55 and will hunt with me this weekend.  Shoots just fine.  I've found the current crop of M70's have problems with the bedding.  My 264 SG wondered a bit and just wouldn't produce the groups I thought it should.  Found a sharp ridge down the center of the barrel channel(2/3's of the distance).  I removed it and the problems were greatly inproved...  Every rifle's a law unto itself...  M70's are great rifles and in my dealings with the new Winchester/Browning combo I've experienced really good service, quite unlike the so called service I received at S&W...
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2003, 01:36:28 PM »
I purchased the used .270 Featherweight today. It came with a Nikon Monarch 3X9X40 & Leupold rings/bases. It seems to be an older model with nice wood. I grabbed a box of Remington 130 gr PSPs off the shelf and headed for the range.
1st shot at 50 yds was kissing the bull at 9:00. I gave it a few ckicks right and went to 100 yds. After correcting from a little low and left, I put 3 shots, all touching each other into the top of the bullseye.  

Wow!!! Am I HAPPY!!!!  You are always gambling a little with a used gun purchase. This one really came out well! Thanks for the info guys!
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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2003, 02:03:31 PM »
Tom, glad it's a keeper. Keep in mind Win. uses hot glue for bedding and if you pull the action from the wood it will most likely need rebedded. Yours may be the exception as for the bedding material. I wonder if that's why so many used M70s shoot so poorly? Could it be the bedding was screwed up?
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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2003, 04:26:53 PM »
Dave, this one is a very early one, probably mid-1980s. They didn't hot melt bed until more recently. I had a new one in .280 in 1986 and it was a tackdriver(shoulda kept it  :cry:) I bought a new 7mm-08 2 yrs ago and it was a hot melt nightmare and I got rid of it.  :x
I feel lucky this one shoots great...the trigger needs to be worked down...but thats not a big deal.  :wink:
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