I have 3 post 1964 Winchester Model 70 bolt action hunting rifles.
1). 1983 vintage Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .270 Winchester, 22" barrel.
2). 1985 vintage Winchester Model 70 XTR in 6.5x55, 22" barrel.
3). 1988 vintage Winchester Model 70 Liteweight in .243 Winchester, 22" barrel.
All 3 of these rifles are the push feed version of the post 1964 Model 70's.
All 3 of these rifles have posted 3 shot 100 yard groups of 1/2" or smaller with my handloaded ammo. All 3 of these rifles have posted 5 shot 100 yard groups of less than 3/4" with selected factory loads. All wear 4x scopes. All have killed their fair share of white tail and mule deer.
Before I got my 2 Remington VSF rifles, .22-250 and .308, I used a lot of winchester rifles, 1894's, 88's and 70's and 71's. They all shot danged good right out of the box and I never had any malfunctions with any of them.
The .270 and the .243 rifles have the featherweight contoured barrels. The 6.5 has the standard sporter weight barrel and is day in and day out, probably the most accurate of the 3.
I think with the correct scope, mounts and rings, and loads using the Sierra match king 140 grain and 142 grain bullets, and shooting at a slower pace so as not to heat up the barrel unduely, this rifle would shoot with many of the Remington 700 Sniper and Varmint variations at long range.
I remember one time out in New Mexico, I was shooting this rifle on the bench using Norma 139 grain factory loads and handloads using the Hornady 139 grain spire points and knocked down 10 rams in a row with each load at 500 meters just using the 100 yard zero and holding over the silhouettes. Fun gun to shoot and very little felt recoil.
These rifles will never be for sale from my collection. Maybe after I pass on, some one might buy them from my wife. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Dave (Bubba) Thornblom
1). 1983 vintage Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .270 Winchester, 22" barrel.
2). 1985 vintage Winchester Model 70 XTR in 6.5x55, 22" barrel.
3). 1988 vintage Winchester Model 70 Liteweight in .243 Winchester, 22" barrel.
All 3 of these rifles are the push feed version of the post 1964 Model 70's.
All 3 of these rifles have posted 3 shot 100 yard groups of 1/2" or smaller with my handloaded ammo. All 3 of these rifles have posted 5 shot 100 yard groups of less than 3/4" with selected factory loads. All wear 4x scopes. All have killed their fair share of white tail and mule deer.
Before I got my 2 Remington VSF rifles, .22-250 and .308, I used a lot of winchester rifles, 1894's, 88's and 70's and 71's. They all shot danged good right out of the box and I never had any malfunctions with any of them.
The .270 and the .243 rifles have the featherweight contoured barrels. The 6.5 has the standard sporter weight barrel and is day in and day out, probably the most accurate of the 3.
I think with the correct scope, mounts and rings, and loads using the Sierra match king 140 grain and 142 grain bullets, and shooting at a slower pace so as not to heat up the barrel unduely, this rifle would shoot with many of the Remington 700 Sniper and Varmint variations at long range.
I remember one time out in New Mexico, I was shooting this rifle on the bench using Norma 139 grain factory loads and handloads using the Hornady 139 grain spire points and knocked down 10 rams in a row with each load at 500 meters just using the 100 yard zero and holding over the silhouettes. Fun gun to shoot and very little felt recoil.
These rifles will never be for sale from my collection. Maybe after I pass on, some one might buy them from my wife. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Dave (Bubba) Thornblom
