is this normal for a model 70?

The safety is not exactly quiet. It makes some noise for sure. In my opinion the best safety on any hunting rifle is the x bolts safety. But this is a model 70. Safety is more noisy but it sure has worked well for almost 100 years.

Those marks seem like broaching marks and stainless will have more machining marks then steel every time. I bet most more modern actions might not even have broaching. Thus cleaner looking.
 
Sun_and_Steel_77 said:
I've owned a couple few Remingtons and have never seen machining that terrible.
No offense to the O.P. but those marks on the top of the rails look like dogsh$t whether functionality is compromised or not.
No excuse for a 1200$ rifle to be placed in the box at the factory looking like that.
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I was being generous. Even the SPS's tend to have better machining than that.
 
The safety is not exactly quiet. It makes some noise for sure. In my opinion the best safety on any hunting rifle is the x bolts safety. But this is a model 70. Safety is more noisy but it sure has worked well for almost 100 years.

Those marks seem like broaching marks and stainless will have more machining marks then steel every time. I bet most more modern actions might not even have broaching. Thus cleaner looking.
 
I gotta weigh in on this only because...
What does the manufacture of this firearm have to say?

It certainly looks like a QC issue to my untrained eye and had this been offered to me I would have passed on this firearm simply because the finish is sub-par.

Shopping for consensus on a polished turd will determine that it is a polished turd.

If your happy with how it functions and how it looks and feels in your hands then thats fine too.

Your Money, your firearm and your decision to purchase is all that matters...unless of course its a QC issue and that is the real intent on the thread.

Rob
 
As Rob says a QC issue. You have choices. Accept it for what it is. Try and get some satisfaction from Winchester/Browning. (time consuming and frustrating).....or.....sell it on the EE.
 
I've got to weigh in here too.
You know who notices such minor and insignificant details? Couch surfers who don't use their rifles as they were intended. I've owned a Win. Mod. 70 SS for almost 7 years, harvesting meat with it in all kinds of weather. Snow, rain, cold and wet mornings... never noticing that one tiny, insignificant, unpolished piece of stainless steel. The rifle still looks like it is new. The only reason why I noticed it now is because of this thread. And I couldn't care less. I'd buy another on of these rifles. I'd buy yours. There is a reason, as another poster has noted, that these rifles fly of the shelf and are rarely seen on the EE. It's because they perform and shoot. And besides some minor internal machining marks, are otherwise flawless on the outside.

So to the OP, don't worry about some insignificant internal machining marks. They will not effect your shooting. Go out and enjoy your rifle.
 
Squadron303 said:
I've got to weigh in here too.
You know who notices such minor and insignificant details? Couch surfers who don't use their rifles as they were intended. I've owned a Win. Mod. 70 SS for almost 7 years, harvesting meat with it in all kinds of weather. Snow, rain, cold and wet mornings... never noticing that one tiny, insignificant, unpolished piece of stainless steel. The rifle still looks like it is new. The only reason why I noticed it now is because of this thread. And I couldn't care less. I'd buy another on of these rifles. I'd buy yours. There is a reason, as another poster has noted, that these rifles fly of the shelf and are rarely seen on the EE. It's because they perform and shoot. And besides some minor internal machining marks, are otherwise flawless on the outside.

So to the OP, don't worry about some insignificant internal machining marks. They will not effect your shooting. Go out and enjoy your rifle.
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Sure sounds to me like you've been unhappy with the poor finish on your particular rifle for some time and you're making yourself feel better by posting a tirade.
You can proclaim your brand loyalty all you like but at the end of the day it wouldn't matter if those marks were on a "Remchester" or a "Rugerby"... they look like hell.

As to your advice to the OP not to worry about the marks, he must ask himself, am I a "couch surfer" who expects a certain level of fit and finish from a 1500$ rifle or a "meat harvester" who is above such aesthetic nonsense?
Either way I'm sure the rifle shoots just fine.
 
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I'm very happy with the rifle. Have been and continue to be. I couldn't be happier - as are countless of other costumers who buy the rifle on pre order before it even hits a shelf. It's an undeniable fact - to find one in .270, 30-06 or .308 will take you up to a year.

The rifle isn't a super grade collectible. It's a workhorse, priced accordingly at $1200. The machining marks on mine are insignificant. In fact, they have mostly polished out with regular bolt cycling. As I have said, I didn't notice them until this thread, after 7 years or regular use, and I really couldn't care less.

It's a proven rifle, which the market can't get enough of. If these minor machining marks, in stainless steel nonetheless, bother anyone, then they must not have enough to worry about in daily life.

You are more than welcome to not buy one. Instead, buy a "polished up piece of turd" and shoot with that.
 
Squadron303 said:
I'm very happy with the rifle. Have been and continue to be. I couldn't be happier - as are countless of other costumers who buy the rifle on pre order before it even hits a shelf. It's an undeniable fact - to find one in .270, 30-06 or .308 will take you up to a year.

The rifle isn't a super grade collectible. It's a workhorse, priced accordingly at $1200. The machining marks on mine are insignificant. In fact, they have mostly polished out with regular bolt cycling. As I have said, I didn't notice them until this thread, after 7 years or regular use, and I really couldn't care less.

It's a proven rifle, which the market can't get enough of. If these minor machining marks, in stainless steel nonetheless, bother anyone, then they must not have enough to worry about in daily life.

You are more than welcome to not buy one. Instead, buy a "polished up piece of turd" and shoot with that.
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Are you about to post yours for sale on the EE? That epic sales pitch you wrote inspires me to get on the pre-order list!
Sure makes me wish I had never sold my SS featherweight, I guess I had unknowingly ascended to riflemans nirvana simply by owning the brand!
So,just to clarify...are you happy with your rifle? ;)

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Squadron303 said:
You got me, you win.
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A hollow victory for me, my intranets skin is usually thicker than it was this morning and I went off on a rant. Apologies.

That featherweight in the picture was mine at one time and it was a real sweetheart of a rifle, stainless with a beautiful overall finish. Winchester can certainly put out some nice ones.
 
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