Winchester 70 Safari Express - Picture Added..more to come later

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Well, was out in the local outdoor store the other day for a look...and as soon as I rounded the front counter, behold in all it's glory, there it was, in the "On Sale" display case...Winchester 70 Safari Express in .375 H&H... Needless to say...It followed me home.. Now sitting next to my Ruger No.1 Tropical stainless .375 H&H...They sure are nice rifles!!! Taking it out for a "rough" pre-sight-in tomorrow morning...

Here's a pic from yesterday...I'll take a few more when I can...my camera battery is in need of a charge.

Comparing the M-70 to the No. 1..The ruger looks like a baby..about a pound lighter too!! And if you're wondering..yes, I swapped out the laminate and bought a used walnut stock/forearm, and had it fitted to the No. 1...



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I really like the stock design on those rifles. Like a supergrade but broader at the recoil pad and beefier where it needs to be. Very comfortable rifle.
 
Dogleg said:
You're going to like it. Mines a .458.
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I have a 'somewhat' similar item in .458 but mine is a Super Express.



It shoots well:redface:, but admittedly, all I've ever used it on;), so far, is on paper. But one day, perhaps............ .



:confused:What exactly is the difference between the Safari Express and the Super Express??
 
I'm not sure if there is any "real" difference...What would have been better i think, is if they came with an ebony forend tip and grip cap..your's has the cap at least...I really think that would make them even more attractive..
 
Johnn Peterson said:
I have a 'somewhat' similar item in .458 but mine is a Super Express.



It shoots well:redface:, but admittedly, all I've ever used it on;), so far, is on paper. But one day, perhaps............ .



:confused:What exactly is the difference between the Safari Express and the Super Express??
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You're lucky your d#ck hasn't dropped off from that PF yet.

I'm not sure what the difference is between the two but I've seen them, at work, and they seem to work.
 
philthygeezer said:
I really like the stock design on those rifles. Like a supergrade but broader at the recoil pad and beefier where it needs to be. Very comfortable rifle.
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This is the one I gave to buddy but it's in 300 WM. I was told it's a Supergrade but I'm not sure. Anyway, it went when I acquired my Schultz & Larsen in 308 NM.





It went to a good home, he still has it, and with no intentions of parting with it. With the Schultz in 308 NM, the Winchester had turned into a Safe Queen so I put it up for adoption.
 
silverfoxdj said:
Very very nice I wouldn't part with it either..
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:)That it is and it had done well in the field for me, on a number of occasions. However, as I've mentioned, I had 'two' almost identical power wise and had made the selection to keep the Schultz. My buddy was going through a bit of a tight financial period and wanted something appropriate for an upcoming Moose hunt we had planned. Over the years, I've had a couple of 'decent' quality rifles given to me so I thought it was about time I responded in kind.
 
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BigUglyMan said:
You're lucky your d#ck hasn't dropped off from that PF yet.

I'm not sure what the difference is between the two but I've seen them, at work, and they seem to work.
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:confused:I'm ;)starting to have some doubts about your predictions. You told me that would happen if I put a scope on a lever gun, but it didn't and:p, so far so good concerning the same prediction on my Winchester Super Express useLaugh2.
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Johnn
 
Johnn Peterson said:
:confused:I'm ;)starting to have some doubts about your predictions. You told me that would happen if I put a scope on a lever gun, but it didn't and:p, so far so good concerning the same prediction on my Winchester Super Express useLaugh2.
:cheers:
Johnn
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Clearly you're not checking enough. Grab a hold of it and give it a few good tugs. Something's bound to happen.
 
Here is my Alaskan with an ebony fore end tip I added, recut the checkering plus refinished the stock.
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