WINCHESTER PRE-64 .223?

[Litetrigger]

WINCHESTER PRE-64 .223?

 

[horsemen61]

Please tell us more

 

[d2wing]

The cartridge was introduced to the public in 1963 or maybe sooner so such an animal is possible.

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

"Ya know man, my uncles dads Grandkid had one of those, a .223 Winchester mod 100. Yep they only made a few of them because I thnk when Winchester developed the cartridge Remington made their own .223 700, thats what the military would adopt as the M16 but modified into a semi-auto. I forgot what happened to it, oh yeah I wasn't usin' it anymore so I gave it to a gun buy back"

(pretending to speak like a random Fuddlore)

 

[JmacD]

I recall reading about them, and there is something different and interesting about em. But my memory is not remembering.

 

[Gordon]

Sorry Never was a pre 64 Winchester .223 FACTORY gun other than MAYBE a factory prototype I have never seen or heard about . I collected and studied pre 64 Winchesters for 50+ years . Not saying I am worlds best expert but, I would like to be shown factual examples ! Heck I never saw a pre 64 Remington .223 ! I heard there were a very very few Remington 600 s made in .223 pre 64 . .223 was a Remington developed cartridge so I think some are around used for development.

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

very few Remington 600 s made in .223

Lets make a custom one.

 

[Litetrigger]

Sorry to all who responded to this thread, my wife called lunch and I got distracted. So, with apologies, I'll continue where I left off:
A few weeks ago I entered a thread about about Pre-64 M-70 Winchesters that had been converted from .22 Hornet to .222 Rem by Griffin & Howe. In that thread I mentioned that I had seen three other such conversions: The one shown and another I had converted from .222 Rem to .223 Rem. The bore of that particular ".222 Hornet": was beyond redemption and only a new barrel could bring the rifle back to life. And since the action was already adopted to the Remington case, why not rebarrel it to .223? and why not go all the way with a custom stock and metelwork while at it? The results are shown in attached pics, with barrel made and fitted by Douglas, bolt checkering and other sweet touches plus rust blueing by Wiebe, Blackburn bottom metal, stock and checkering by Monty Fleenor. It shoots about as good as it looks.

 

[d2wing]

Sorry to all who responded to this thread, my wife called lunch and I got distracted. So, with apologies, I'll continue where I left off:
A few weeks ago I entered a thread about about Pre-64 M-70 Winchesters that had been converted from .22 Hornet to .222 Rem. In that thread I mentioned that I had seen three such conversions: The one shown and another I had converted from .222 Rem to .223 Rem. The bore of that particular ".222 Hornet: was beyond redemption and could be brought back to life only with a new barrel. And since the action was already adopted to the Remington case, why not rebarrel it to .223? and why not go all the way with a custom stock and metelwork while I was at it? The results are shown in attached pics, with barrel made and fitted by Douglas, metalworkm bolt checkering and rust blueing by Wiebe and stock and checkering by Monty Fleenor. It shoots about as good as it looks.View attachment 1188631View attachment 1188632View attachment 1188634View attachment 1188636View attachment 1188637View attachment 1188638View attachment 1188639View attachment 1188640

Very nice. Yeah I wouldn't really expect a pre-64 Model 70 in .223. I understand that .222 was more popular. I think Remington came out with a 760 in 223 about '63. Not sure. Beautiful rifle.

 

[horsemen61]

Sorry to all who responded to this thread, my wife called lunch and I got distracted. So, with apologies, I'll continue where I left off:
A few weeks ago I entered a thread about about Pre-64 M-70 Winchesters that had been converted from .22 Hornet to .222 Rem. In that thread I mentioned that I had seen three such conversions: The one shown and another I had converted from .222 Rem to .223 Rem. The bore of that particular ".222 Hornet": was beyond redemption and could be brought back to life only with a new barrel. And since the action was already adopted to the Remington case, why not rebarrel it to .223? and why not go all the way with a custom stock and metelwork while at it? The results are shown in attached pics, with barrel made and fitted by Douglas, metalworkm bolt checkering and rust blueing by Wiebe and stock and checkering by Monty Fleenor. It shoots about as good as it looks.View attachment 1188631View attachment 1188632View attachment 1188634View attachment 1188636View attachment 1188637View attachment 1188638View attachment 1188639View attachment 1188640

As always that rifle is Gorgeous thank you for sharing

 

[.308 Norma]

Beautiful rifle, Litetrigger!

 

[Nature Boy]

Amazing!

 

[JmacD]

What a beauty! The model 70 is just… classy.

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

Sorry to all who responded to this thread, my wife called lunch and I got distracted. So, with apologies, I'll continue where I left off:
A few weeks ago I entered a thread about about Pre-64 M-70 Winchesters that had been converted from .22 Hornet to .222 Rem by Griffin & Howe. In that thread I mentioned that I had seen three other such conversions: The one shown and another I had converted from .222 Rem to .223 Rem. The bore of that particular ".222 Hornet": was beyond redemption and could be brought back to life only with a new barrel. And since the action was already adopted to the Remington case, why not rebarrel it to .223? and why not go all the way with a custom stock and metelwork while at it? The results are shown in attached pics, with barrel made and fitted by Douglas, metalworkm bolt checkering and rust blueing by Wiebe, Blackburn bottom metal and stock and checkering by Monty Fleenor. It shoots about as good as it looks.View attachment 1188631View attachment 1188632View attachment 1188634View attachment 1188636View attachment 1188637View attachment 1188638View attachment 1188639View attachment 1188640

Looks more beautiful than anything I'll ever own. Is that buttplate metal?