The sporter features a satin finish grade i cut checkered walnut stock with deluxe. What can you tell me about my winchester mod 70 xtr. Winchester rifles 70 post 64 control round feed barrels find the winchester model 70 replacement barrels that you need for a restoration or repair project. Winchester model 70 assemblydisassembly instructions download. Clear winchester wikipedia page 42 items found page 1 1. I own and collect many winchesters but as common as the model 70 is i have simply never got really involved with the newer ones. Here is a unused never fired other than factory still in box a winchester model 70 xtr feather weight in a 257 roberts in box has a 22 inch barrel serial number g1544553 and a super nice looking rifle and the buyer is to pay shipping and ins of 40. Winchester mod 70 ranger quality question 24hourcampfire. Winchester model 70 super grade stainless, 264 win mag, new in box. These records are now stored in cody firearms museum, buffalo bill historical center, p. Collector winchester model 70 xtr featherweight is up for auction, unfired bolt action rifle, 22 inch barrel with 1. While going through another book that i have, the model 70 xtr featherweight listing says it was manufactured in.
Get the best deals on winchester vintage hunting books and manuals and upgrade your home workout gear with the largest online selection at. The rifles shown on this page are in current production. Checkered pattern on the stock provides a firm grasp. The winchester model 70 xtr is a new look at a classic rifle that helped to shape american sporting arm design. The grimaces of history an american cult carbine manufactured by a european company. Curiosity made me dig out my winchester book the riflemans rifle. After that the corporate history becomes a bit confusing, at least to me, as i am no. Winchester vintage hunting books and manuals for sale ebay.
Buy winchester model 70 detachable box magazines factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. Well, tons of this gun still reach the shores of america every year. In a world filled with black polymer and matte finished rifles, the rich, dark, walnut and blued steel hearken back to a time when quality was emphasized over quantity. I think that the book is the very best one on winchester model 70 rifles, and any winchester model 70 collector needs one if wanting to be serious about collecting them. Finding your rifles place in model 70 production history. Light scratches and dings all over with a large scratch on right butt above swivel stid. As the design and production of the model 70 continued to evolve. Browse the large selection of stocks offered by numrich gun parts.
I inherited a 1979 winchester model 70 xtr in 3006 from my wifes uncle. History has come to refer to operation hummingbird as the night of the long knives. Its a classic beautyandthebeast matchup today between a pair of boltaction rifles. For the new model 70 in the period 19641981, the rarest chambering in a standard rifle was the 222 followed by the 225 win6594 produced. Special order features include fancy walnut stocks with cheekpiece, and engraving. The winchester model 70 is one of the best known rifles in the world. I noticed a slightly used winchester model 70 xtr in. This winchester features monte carlo stock, rolled over comb, cheek piece, red rubber pad and wood has some figure.
That is a bold statement, but one i think would need little defense. Vintage winchester firearms history book 18661966 antique hunting collectible. The model 70 featherweight is slightly slimmer, trimmer, and lighter weight. What interests me me is the lack of a mag floor plate on this model. These books are collector books themselves, even when printed new, and the used book market for them keeps going up. We make a number of model 70 rifles on a periodic basis. The first book by dean whitaker, the model 70 winchester 19371964 in. Collectors and those interested in winchester firearms have the benefit of some original factory records. The winchester model 70 xtr featherweight was introduced in 1981. My uncle chose a model 94, while my father and grandfather had pre64 model 70 s.
Problem is the bolt will not close on the cartridge. They started offering fws at about that same time the early 1980s. Since october 2007, the winchester model 70 featherweight has been produced by the belgian company fn herstal. It has a cheap tasco scope but good looking hirise mounts. It contains a wealth of information along with photos and original manufacturer documents. I am assuming i know, assuming causes bruises that it was a lower priceed version of the winchester model 70, but i dont know if they put decent barrels on them or as much care in assembly as the regular mod 70.
The winchester model 70 sporter is a traditionalstyle bolt action sporting rifle with polished metal surfaces. The model 70 featherweight was initially advertised at 6. It is probably equaled only by the mauser 98 as a revered icon among bolt action rifles. Spending hours combing hillsides for your prey is easier and more enjoyable with a winchester model 70 featherweight boltaction rifle. One of the perennially popular winchester firearms of the 20th century is the model 70 boltaction rifle. Winchester model 70 xtr 222rem value shooters forum. Winchester model 70 post 64 control round feed stocks.
The fit and finish of the rifle appear to be great, but i know absolutely nothing about the model 70 in any of its post1964 versions. Winchester model 70 xtr style 1977 7mm rem mag beauty. This video shows how to break down basics a winchester model 70 300 winmag bolt action rifle. The winchester model 70 rifle, of course, needs little introduction being the most. Technical data on the different calibers when introduced and discontinued. Nosler reloading forum view topic winchester model 70 xtr.
Difference between winchester model 70 and model 70xtr. The model 70 s immediate predecessor was the model 54. Numrich has a wide selection of winchester model 70 barrels and has been providing parts like this since 1950. He displayed winchester pre64 model 70s in september, 2005, and most recently. I would like to know what the difference is in the win model 70 featherweight and a win model 70 xtr featherweight. Terrific as a begi for sale by ranjguns on gunsamerica 978523446. The pre64 models include standard grade, carbine, featherweight, alaskan, westerner, and super grade.
Winchester model 70 xtr 338 win mag bolt action rifles. This is must have info for ordering parts or stocks. While dating your model 70 by serial number can be difficult, and there are many legends about why the historic serial number records for winchester rifles and shotguns are not complete or why they are not always verifiable. A great reference book on the pre64 winchester model 70 rifle. Get the best deals on winchester vintage hunting books and manuals when you shop the largest online selection at. It has an iconic place in american sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker the riflemans rifle. Also, were they made as standard or featherweight configurations. And barrel lengths available in the different types. The winchester model 70 is the boltaction rifle that all others are compared to.
Most of it dwells on production before the fateful 1964, but much information can be had from dean whittaker s the model 70 winchester 19371964. Winchester model 70 featherweight boltaction rifle bass pro shops. I would not hesitate for a minute in buying one of the xtr s in any caliber that i. Winchester 70 xtr identification the firearms forum.
Winchester model 70 post 64 control round feed barrels. Winchester repeating arms all models gun values by gun. The model 70 was introduced in 1936 and is currently in production. The model 70 was produced from 1935 until winchester closed their connecticut factory in 2006, with approximately 700,000 model 70 guns sold prior to 1964. The winchester model 70 is a boltaction sporting rifle. Winchester announced the venerable model 70 featherweight along with the new.
I recently acquired a used custom made rifle on a model 70 action. One would think that such a thing might be a good idea given the large size of the cartridge, but on this rifle there is only stockwood where a floor plate belongs. What is the historical timeline for winchester firearms. Introduced in 1936 as an improvement on the model 54, the model 70 soon set the standard. Collecting winchester pre64 model 70 rifles by wayne r. Model 70 in pristine stock, accurate and lightly used condition.
In a future campfire article, we will dig into the wide variety of model 70 rifles winchester manufactured and will cover how to determine the winchester catalog codes for each of your rifles. And although it is primarily a research tool i found reading it very interesting. Home forums tools and technologies rifle country difference between winchester model 70 and model 70xtr. This selfappraisal course deals with all model 70 winchester rifles, but focuses on the pre64 winchesters, or. These boltaction rifles make up the core family of model 70s currently being produced by winchester repeating arms. Here is a beautiful winchester model 70 xtr 3006 featherweight with a leupold 2x7 varx ii scope. Wwinchester model 70 bolt variations winchester collector. All the men in my family had a winchester model 12 shotgun, and a winchester rifle for deer. Some of these rifles had really nice wood and shot as well as the winchester model 70 s ever have done. What kind of accuracy might a guy expect from the xtr. Get the best deals on winchester vintage hunting books and manuals.
The model 70 was originally manufactured by the winchester repeating arms company between 1936 and 1980. I know the winchester has made 257 roberts model 70 s in at least somewhat recent history, say post 1980. Email me if you would like these pics sent to you, they will come through bigger and better than on. This is a discussion on winchester mod 70 xtr within the bolt action forums, part of the gun forum category. During the same period, the rarest varmint model chambering was the 220 swift75 produced followed by the 222 and the 225 win2616. The history of winchester firearms 18661980 duncan. The winchester model 70 is one of the few iconic american firearms in the last one hundred years. The action has some design similarities to mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier winchester model 54. Winchester model 70 xtr featherweight long action rifle stock. Most of the firearms covered in this book can be reassembled by simply reversing the order of disassembly, carefully replacing the parts in. However, i am not here to discuss in depth or detail the history of the classic model 70, there is simply too much information. What can you tell me about my winchester mod 70 xtr featherweight in. My question is were these rifles made pushfeed or crf and were they on the long or short action length.