Winchester Shot Show Special Model 70 Featherweight in 257 Roberts

[Woodbeef]

Anybody pick one of these up yet? I wandered into Bashaw Saturday,and wandered out with one. Looks pretty good. Way nicer than the older push feed ones from the 80s.

 

[leojlafrog]

I picked one up from Epps. This is my third FN Winchester and by far the nicest. The other two are a 2008 sporter and a 2009 featherweight. Fit and finish on the Bob as well as the wood is much nicer. Tried shooting it this weekend, but due to rotator cuff surgery a couple months ago and my first shooting attempt, my groups were nothing to brag about. My brother in law was able to produce a 1.5" group with factory Remington 117 grain core-locts. It will get better with some handloads now that I have some brass for it.

 

[Kevan]

Woodbeef or leojlafrog, would either one of you know the weight of that Featherweight scoped or otherwise ?
My hoard of Roberts brass might come in handy... lol...

 

[1899]

I don't know why they chambered it in a long action.

 

[350tracker]

I saw they had a number 275 Roberts in a Winchester model listed at Epps a week or so back and they sure didn't last long. I wonder is this was the model ?

 

[leojlafrog]

Mine would be one of the six of them from Epps. My rifle with leupold dual dovetail bases, low rings and a FX-II scope, it tipped my cheapo scale at 7 3/4lbs.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Maybe a hair heavy but not too bad. Should be a real sweetheart of a rifle.

 

[RickF]

I don't know why they chambered it in a long action.

Exactly. If they had the sense to do it in their 3.1" short action, I would own one now.

 

[Woodbeef]

Woodbeef or leojlafrog, would either one of you know the weight of that Featherweight scoped or otherwise ?
My hoard of Roberts brass might come in handy... lol...

Kevan,I have no way of weighing it. But I'll say it's more than 4oz lighter compared to my sporter in 30-06,that the Winchester site claims.

 

[skywrench]

I don't know why they chambered it in a long action.

Back in the day they were commonly chambered in short actions but it seemed everyone wanted the 257 in a long action so heavier bullets weren't seated as deeply allowing for more powder capacity. I've never owned one so I can't speak from personal experience but I lusted for one for quite some time and this was commonly related in gun mags and books. Ruger's is(was) also in the long action so it appears the gunmakers were listening.

 

[tuffbuff]

Whatever, I'll stick to my 700 sa mtn rifle in the Roberts. Should just shoot a 25-06 or 257 wby and make use of the action length.

 

[skywrench]

Whatever, I'll stick to my 700 sa mtn rifle in the Roberts. Should just shoot a 25-06 or 257 wby and make use of the action length.

Makes total sense to me. Having said that, I think I need to take a hard look at one of those M70's.