Early 70’s Winchester Model 70. Worth building on?
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Edited to say my comments below refer to a pre 64 Winchester , I didn’t read the OP well enough.
The early post 64s are the least desirable models
They used to have a big following, you either love them or not.
Personally I prefer either a Mauser, Remington then M70 in that order for a classic old school build.
The only functional issue with them is they don’t handle ruptured cases and gas leakage and are downright dangerous in that situation.
Their biggest advantage when building a classic is that you don’t need to worry about expensive modifications like the trigger and safety
The early post 64s are the least desirable models
They used to have a big following, you either love them or not.
Personally I prefer either a Mauser, Remington then M70 in that order for a classic old school build.
The only functional issue with them is they don’t handle ruptured cases and gas leakage and are downright dangerous in that situation.
Their biggest advantage when building a classic is that you don’t need to worry about expensive modifications like the trigger and safety
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the post 64 classic series added venting to help with case failure, I like me a good crf Winchester. still looking for a SA classic stainless.
for what you'll run getting it trued, rebarreled and the new stock you may get in deeper than finding a modern crf, and the extractor cut would give you some grief if you like prefit barrels
for what you'll run getting it trued, rebarreled and the new stock you may get in deeper than finding a modern crf, and the extractor cut would give you some grief if you like prefit barrels
