Rupestris
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tanstaafl
IIRC, its There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
I could be wrong tho'.
IIRC, its There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
I could be wrong tho'.
Pre-'64 Winchester 70: shoddy, or the best?
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Art Eatman
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Will Fennell
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Threadkiller,
I hate to tell you, but I think you are being misled by rumors. As the long time owner and shooter of M70's, pre-war, post war-pre-64 and current "Classic M70's", I can tell you that the current guns extractors are fine, with heat treated spring steel extractors. Sure, the pre 64 guns have a few more machined, non-essential parts, but the current guns are functionally fine. They generally shoot as well, or in some cases better than my beloved and much used pre-64's.
Sure, I love owning and killing things with my pre-64's, but I have MUCHO confidence in my 2 modern stainless M70's[ .308 and .375 H&H ]. Not everyone can find and afford Pre-64 guns, so lets don't scare new users from the best big game hunting gun currently availible, the Winchester M70.
Threadkiller,
I hate to tell you, but I think you are being misled by rumors. As the long time owner and shooter of M70's, pre-war, post war-pre-64 and current "Classic M70's", I can tell you that the current guns extractors are fine, with heat treated spring steel extractors. Sure, the pre 64 guns have a few more machined, non-essential parts, but the current guns are functionally fine. They generally shoot as well, or in some cases better than my beloved and much used pre-64's.
Sure, I love owning and killing things with my pre-64's, but I have MUCHO confidence in my 2 modern stainless M70's[ .308 and .375 H&H ]. Not everyone can find and afford Pre-64 guns, so lets don't scare new users from the best big game hunting gun currently availible, the Winchester M70.
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