Winchester Model 70 Super Grade

[Da26ta]

Anyone have experience with a Win. model 70 super grade? I'd like to buy this rifle chambered in .300WM for target shooting and hunting. I'm a fan of the old wood rifles and Winchester says it'll shoot 1MOA . Ranges for hunting would be up to 3-400 yards, target shooting I'd like to be able to shoot up to 1000yds with good accuracy. Anyone know about the accuracy with a match-grade ammunition?

 

[Stevo86]

My M70 WiP Project Rifle - a saga

A year or so ago I bought a beautiful Winchester M70 Super Grade Maple in .30-06 (I think it was a 2018 SHOT special). Sure, the parts were sourced from all over and it was assembled in Portugal, but it's still an American icon - and the new production is a wonderful homage to the Pre-64 with...

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[buffybuster]

Sounds like a great looking woman that can't cook. There are worse things in life....

 

[Stevo86]

To be fair mine hasn’t been shot much. I’ll go shoot it tomorrow and see how it’ll do.

 

[Da26ta]

Appreciate the input, if anyone knows a style of rifle that looks like the m70 in wood that shoots better i'd love suggestions that can shoot 1moa or sub.

 

[Nightlybane]

Appreciate the input, if anyone knows a style of rifle that looks like the m70 in wood that shoots better i'd love suggestions that can shoot 1moa or sub.

I mean you can check out hill country. I used to have one of their rifles and they use wood. They looks amazing. Shoot great too. Mine was in .270, stiller action, benchmark barrel, AAA+ English Walnut, they guarantee 1/2 MOA. Mine was a custom genesis. Expensive but worth it if you love the wood looks.

 

[moosemeat]

My M70 is a New Haven production but it holds 1.5 MOA, maybe better for about 5 shots. Thin barrel starts to drift after that. If I let it cool about 5 minutes between shots it will hammer all day, but it's not a BR rig. It's a tool for hunting.

 

[moosemeat]

I do understand the desire for accurate rig. Makes it more fun. I just understand that thinner sporter weight barrels get hot quick, and will never equal a Bartlien or other high end barrel. My draw to M70s, and this is my experience owning about a half dozen thru my life, is the absolute reliability and functionality.

 

[Da26ta]

I do understand the desire for accurate rig. Makes it more fun. I just understand that thinner sporter weight barrels get hot quick, and will never equal a Bartlien or other high end barrel. My draw to M70s, and this is my experience owning about a half dozen thru my life, is the absolute reliability and functionality.

Couldn't you also interchange the barrel with something heavier/more accurate and have it bedded? Just spitballing ideas to get tighter more consistent groupings

 

[Stevo86]

Mine is a hunting rig and I don’t expect anything more than 1.5-2

 

[moosemeat]

Yes. And when my barrel is shot out I will go heavier on the contour for a top smith and top barrel maker.

 

[Cmd296]

I might be a little late to the party, but of my four Winchesters, my super grade 300 WM is my favorite. Shoots 3/4” groups at 100 yds with accubonds. That was the first load I tried with it, and I never bothered working up anything else. It is a new production FN rifle.

 

[MTS308]

I held a new super grade in 308 Winchester today and was really impressed with the quality. Beautiful wood and the bluing was really good. Don't know how it would shoot accuracy wise but I wouldn't hesitate to buy one. After looking at the super grade today I'm seriously thinking about ordering a safari express model in 375h&h. Sold my old push feed a few years ago and have regretted it ever since.

 

[mensajd]

Considering purchasing one of these in .243. Options are standard super grade and french walnut super grade (the latter for a few extra bucks). What's the typical difference between the two versions of walnut? This will be a walking varmint gun (due to slow default twist). Are these things reasonably accurate?

 

[isofahunter]

I mean you can check out hill country. I used to have one of their rifles and they use wood. They looks amazing. Shoot great too. Mine was in .270, stiller action, benchmark barrel, AAA+ English Walnut, they guarantee 1/2 MOA. Mine was a custom genesis. Expensive but worth it if you love the wood looks.View attachment 7356185

So you are the guy that bought the 270. HCR does all my work and they are top shelf.

OP: You can buy an M70 and have them accurize it. My first experience with them was my M70 XTR 06 and they made it sing.
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