I may have to eat crow

[nitis]

So I came into a little gun money and I went down to teh local gunshop to check out what they had for remington 700s. Nothing new that I had to get and no great deals.

Then something caught my eye. A model 70? I decided I would pay it the respect of at lest holding it. Big mistake now I want one. It is the model 70 coyote light. the outback is pretty sweet too but I want a synthetic.

After all the years of being big green I might switch at least on my Dog gun.

What kind of reports on the new model 70s?

 

[DrMike]

I have three of the new Model 70s (270 WSM, 300 WSM and 30-06, all featherweights). Fit and finish is excellent. They each shoot very well. Each is a keeper. There is none of the rough marks that were common place on the rifles produced in New Haven during the final several years, of which I purchased several. It was common in those final days that the bolt had to be dressed before it could be used. I just inspected a 300 WM in the Super Grade, and it is very handsome indeed. My hunting partner bleeds Remington Green, but when he held that rifle, he opined that he might find it necessary to make room in his gun safe for a Winchester.

 

[FOTIS]

You can do a lot worse, you know?

 

[Richracer1]

Well, if you do get some to eat, I can probably find the website an Air Force 2LT gave to me. First, he's from somewhere in NC and it had recipes for crow???? :shock:

Oh and he was kind of strange to begin with......

 

[JD338]

I had a M70 XTR in 243 Win ans she was a shooter.
I sold it to buy a M700 Classic 257 Roberts..

JD338

 

[jtoews80]

The M70 is a great rifle, but much like violins and wine, better with age.
I can't speak for the new ones, I've barely handled one & never fired one.
I did own a couple of m70 Shadows, one a 7wsm and the a 25 Wssm.

I no longer own either. The 7WSM shot well after some trigger work and load tweaking, but the finish on the bolt was terrible and looked to have peeled a little bit.

The 25 Wssm shot very well, but jammed if the bolt was cycled very fast.
Although that was a very nice rifle to carry.

JT

 

[RiverRider]

My neighbor has a second-hand M70 in .30-06, stainless w/BOSS. He bought it off the used rack at Cabela's. He got sub-MOA groups out of it from Day One, with some of the first handloads he ever assembled so now he thinks he's John Barsness.

I had an M70 LW in .223 years ago. It shot okay but was never outstanding. That may have had something to do with a less-than-perfect bedding job I inflicted upon it...

I was in a gunshop in Denton some years ago when I was thinking about .25-06. They had a 77 Mk.II which I looked at first. Nothing wrong with it at all, but then they put a Model 70 in my hands and it felt like twice the rifle the instant I had my mits on it.

I currently own no M70s, but I think I really, really need one.

 

[Bruce Mc]

I have two model 70s. One is an old XTR push feed circa 1978 in .30-06. The stock is like a cheap ax handle but it shoots good groups with 165 BTs. Never had a lick of trouble with it. The other is a Classic Sporter in 7mm rem mag I got back in 2002. It is an outstanding rifle. It shoots one hole groups with 160 accubonds. Its a tad heavy but it sure settles well when you're shooting and stock fits me well. I like the longer length of pull of Winchester and controlled round feed is very smooth. The fit and finish is excellent. I've fired the rifle five times in the field. It has accounted for two whitetails (an 8 and a 10) a 14 3/4" inch pronghorn in Wyoming and two coyotes. Everytime I pick the rifle up I swear I hear "muley" coming from the barrel. I originally was looking for a 270 but the 7mag Bass Pro had on display had a really nice piece of wood so I bougth it instead. I still want the 270 so I think Santa is gonna bring me a 270 Featherweight for Christmas.