What can you tell me about my model 70?

I have one that looks exactly the same...it also has the 22" barrel.
I can tell you that it looks like an early "post 1964" model 70.
It should have a 6 digit serial number, but assuming the 5 numbers you gave us are the first 5 in the serial number, yours is a 1964.
If you google search "Winchester Model 70 serial numbers", the date of manufacture is easy to find.
My rifle shoots very well with my handloads...165 grain Hornady Interlock bullets using 58 grains of H4350 at .015" off the lands.
 
It's a post 64 push feed with a large inlet for the barrel.
It's strong, should shoot fairly good, but not the quality of the pre 64 rifles, with the controlled feed and the great quality control.
 
H4831 said:
It's a post 64 push feed with a large inlet for the barrel.
It's strong, should shoot fairly good, but not the quality of the pre 64 rifles, with the controlled feed and the great quality control.
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Bruce; curious how you can tell from the photos without seeing the bolt heaad that it's a push feed? Teach me. :)
 
ronecol said:
Bruce; curious how you can tell from the photos without seeing the bolt heaad that it's a push feed? Teach me. :)
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No extractor visible. Controlled round feed M70's have a large claw extractor like on a Mauser 98. The bolt sleeve or shroud ( where the safety's mounted ) is also a giveaway.
 
H4831 said:
It's a post 64 push feed with a large inlet for the barrel.
It's strong, should shoot fairly good, but not the quality of the pre 64 rifles, with the controlled feed and the great quality control.
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Do you know if it is a feather weight, sporter or standard model?

As long as it shoot accurate of deer (and pumpkin!) I am happy, even 2MOA will still hit a deers vitals out to 250 yards, which is a much longer shot then many people shoot game or let alone have a big and open enough area to pull off a shot like that.

It will be a hunting gun that will see hard/rough use. If it was something very expensive/rare/pretty I would feel like crying everytime it got a ding or scratch on it!!!
 
ronecol said:
Bruce; curious how you can tell from the photos without seeing the bolt heaad that it's a push feed? Teach me. :)
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Ron, they became push feed after the big change in 1964. I could see at a glance that it was post 64, from where the safety was, shape of the fore stock and the dead give away, the rolled in chequering.
I mentioned the large barrel channel. It was the mother of all free floating barrels, with something like a tenth of an inch clearance all around the barrel! One of the early complaints by hunters was that spruce needles and other debris, would pack in around the barrel and they would have to take the stock off to clean it out.
Bruce
 
HK45auto said:
Do you know if it is a feather weight, sporter or standard model?

As long as it shoot accurate of deer (and pumpkin!) I am happy, even 2MOA will still hit a deers vitals out to 250 yards, which is a much longer shot then many people shoot game or let alone have a big and open enough area to pull off a shot like that.

It will be a hunting gun that will see hard/rough use. If it was something very expensive/rare/pretty I would feel like crying everytime it got a ding or scratch on it!!!
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Not a light weight, in fact I don't think they made a light weight in the early years after /64.
It should easily shoot 2 MOA and is a rugged rifle for hunting. You won't have to baby it.
 
H4831 said:
Ron, they became push feed after the big change in 1964. I could see at a glance that it was post 64, from where the safety was, shape of the fore stock and the dead give away, the rolled in chequering.
I mentioned the large barrel channel. It was the mother of all free floating barrels, with something like a tenth of an inch clearance all around the barrel! One of the early complaints by hunters was that spruce needles and other debris, would pack in around the barrel and they would have to take the stock off to clean it out.
Bruce
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Interesting & Thanks.
 
kawicrash said:
Those are some pretty lousy pictures.
It seems to be a lower end model, is it pressed checkering?, But I'm certainly no expert on Mod. 70's
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It's a Post 64, they were all low end at that point. Pressed checkering was the order of the day to save money. It will be a fine hunting rifle for a person that doesn't much care about rifles so long as they go bang. Personally I think the only good thing about the Post 64 M70 is that it skims buyers off the bottom end of the market thus letting the nicer rifles float to the top.
 
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