Good day,
I have spent the past week or so scrounging across the internet and books that I have for information on this rifle. The most common photo of Carlos Hathcock shows him holding a Winchester M70 with a Redfield 3-9x40 scope mount in what appears to be a McMillan smear stock... here is a grab of the photo courtesy of google...
Obviously, this is not an M40 or M40A1... can anyone here supply any information... approx date this photo would have been taken, what caliber - .30-06 or 7.62, was it an issue rifle or a special one-of-a-king built just for Carlos, what barrel - original or a new heavy M40A1 contour, pre-64 or post-64 action... any information would be handy as I am considering building a rifle similar to it.
Many thanks in advance,
I have spent the past week or so scrounging across the internet and books that I have for information on this rifle. The most common photo of Carlos Hathcock shows him holding a Winchester M70 with a Redfield 3-9x40 scope mount in what appears to be a McMillan smear stock... here is a grab of the photo courtesy of google...
Obviously, this is not an M40 or M40A1... can anyone here supply any information... approx date this photo would have been taken, what caliber - .30-06 or 7.62, was it an issue rifle or a special one-of-a-king built just for Carlos, what barrel - original or a new heavy M40A1 contour, pre-64 or post-64 action... any information would be handy as I am considering building a rifle similar to it.
Many thanks in advance,