Pre64<>factory recoil pad HHHHHMMMMM
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Not being an expert on the Model 70, I would expect to see a metal butt plate on the standard rifles and a red Winchester pad on the magnums or safari grades.
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"Collecting Winchester Pre-64 Model 70 Rifles - By Wayne R. Miller"
"Replacement of the solid red rubber pads Winchester utilized on the large magnum calibers cannot really be detected because even the repro pads you can buy today are made to the exact specifications. And again, does it really make any difference?
Sometimes collectors create through their observations in their mind alterations that really do not exist. For instance, the butt plates do not always fit exactly because the wood may have changed somewhat over the years. I have seen people pass up a Model 70 because the bluing on the butt plate was not as good as the barreled action. They tend to forget those rifles were often placed on the damp ground which caused the flaking of the blue."
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I wouldn't pass up a nice old Model 70 with an old Pachmayr pad on it. He's as much a classic as the Model 70.
John
Frank A. Pachmayr 1906-1997
Frank A. Pachmayr, custom gunsmith, inventor, conservationist and businessman passed away on 25 April 1997. Born in Munich, Germany, in 1906, Pachmayr came to America with his family in 1907. Trained in the family trade of gunsmithing, Pachmayr founded Pachmayr Gun Works in Los Angeles in 1929. Frank Pachmayr was a gifted and prolific inventor, holding myriad patents on recoil pads, grips and other firearms innovations, and will be remembered for his pioneering work on custom M1911 pistols. He was voted Outstanding American Handgunner in 1985.
www.ogca.com/mainwebsite_html/collectorcorner.html
"Collecting Winchester Pre-64 Model 70 Rifles - By Wayne R. Miller"
"Replacement of the solid red rubber pads Winchester utilized on the large magnum calibers cannot really be detected because even the repro pads you can buy today are made to the exact specifications. And again, does it really make any difference?
Sometimes collectors create through their observations in their mind alterations that really do not exist. For instance, the butt plates do not always fit exactly because the wood may have changed somewhat over the years. I have seen people pass up a Model 70 because the bluing on the butt plate was not as good as the barreled action. They tend to forget those rifles were often placed on the damp ground which caused the flaking of the blue."
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I wouldn't pass up a nice old Model 70 with an old Pachmayr pad on it. He's as much a classic as the Model 70.
JohnFrank A. Pachmayr 1906-1997
Frank A. Pachmayr, custom gunsmith, inventor, conservationist and businessman passed away on 25 April 1997. Born in Munich, Germany, in 1906, Pachmayr came to America with his family in 1907. Trained in the family trade of gunsmithing, Pachmayr founded Pachmayr Gun Works in Los Angeles in 1929. Frank Pachmayr was a gifted and prolific inventor, holding myriad patents on recoil pads, grips and other firearms innovations, and will be remembered for his pioneering work on custom M1911 pistols. He was voted Outstanding American Handgunner in 1985.
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