Lets see your Winchester Model 70 featherweights!
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Leavenworth
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- Lowermainland B.C.
How new CBS ?
2022 manufacturer
Leavenworth
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- Location
- Lowermainland B.C.
Okay Thanks . So barrel is from Portugal I think . Other parts USA or is it all Portugal manufactured and made ?
All Portugal made i got lucky so no
Problems so far.
Dorian Gray
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Years ago, I had a dream to build a really nice mountain hunting rifle. But I'm too poor to afford to build what I wanted from the ground up. I was looking for CRF, decent walnut stock, Stainless action and barrel in a short action cartridge that was suitable up to 400ish yards.
I hmmmed and hawed for a few years on what to get. I kind of wanted and "old meets new" vibe to the rifle. Finally, 2 years ago, when prices seemed to be rising by the day (on everything) I pulled the trigger on a stainless Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5 Creedmoor. Made in Portugal and very well made at that. Precision Optics had one that was priced decently and was running a 15% off sale. I topped it with a Swarovski Z3 3.5-10x. Still need to do some work to find its preferred ammo but it shoots Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X to about 1.5MOA. I'm on vacation for the next few weeks so I've got no pics right now. I'll post some when I get back.
I hmmmed and hawed for a few years on what to get. I kind of wanted and "old meets new" vibe to the rifle. Finally, 2 years ago, when prices seemed to be rising by the day (on everything) I pulled the trigger on a stainless Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5 Creedmoor. Made in Portugal and very well made at that. Precision Optics had one that was priced decently and was running a 15% off sale. I topped it with a Swarovski Z3 3.5-10x. Still need to do some work to find its preferred ammo but it shoots Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X to about 1.5MOA. I'm on vacation for the next few weeks so I've got no pics right now. I'll post some when I get back.
Nice!.
In a great underappreciated round!
The BEST QUALITY ! Winchesters made out side of the USA are MADE GREAT in Portugal !
Who would of thought that Ever
That’s what I have being told and read in literature .
Leavenworth
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lowermainland B.C.
WOW 1937 that’s awhile ago !
Leavenworth
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- Location
- Lowermainland B.C.
Schnabel forend I think it’s called ?
browning / winchester now own the rights to produce winchestersThe BEST QUALITY ! Winchesters made out side of the USA are MADE GREAT in Portugal !
Who would of thought that Ever
That’s what I have being told and read in literature .
browning have been making rifles in portugal since the 1980's
308 made in south carolina at the FN plant in 2012 i.e zy date code. The new ones made in portugal at the browning viana plant do not have hammer forged barrels like the ones made at the fn plant in south carolina. The scope is a trijicon accupower 3-9x40mm moa
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I like the scope
Mine groups around half a inch but I really wish they kept the hammer forged barrels!.
