Winchester Model 70 Classic Featherweight-280 Rem

[rmarshall]

This rifle is a Classic Featherweight, built in New Haven. 280 Remington. The metal and bluing on this gun are really good, the stock is a little beat up. I picked up this gun in a trade, in fact I picked up 2 280 rems in the trade and at the time this Featherweight was wearing synthetic stock, I was able to hunt down a stock and bottom metal to put it as close as I could to Original. I've decided to keep the other one and let this one go to fund a Marlin 39 Carbine and other items. It is a good shooting rifle, the synthetic stock is bedded to this action and it shot really well in it, I've only shot a few rounds with featherweight stock. The wood stock is a really nice piece of wood, just some hunting bumps and bruises. I will sell the gun with both stocks and the Leupold bases and rings. Being a Classic Featherweight in a 280 I'm asking $1060 shipped. Scope not included unless the buyer is willing to pay an extra $365.

 

[JD338]

Beautiful rifle. Tough to beat a 280 Remington

JD338

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

That is a gorgeous gun! I don’t see it lasting too long, especially a New Haven M70. GLWS!

 

[DrMike]

If there wasn't a border between us, I'd grab that to pair with the one I have now.

 

[35 Whelen]

That is probably the all around top dog pick for a deer rifle ever made...... great gun in great caliber. Nice.

 

[truck driver]

Very nice

 

[cloverleaf]

Iconic set up indeed! Very nice. CL

 

[grry10]

I have a soft spot for model 70 feathweights, but already own two .280s. What you have is just about the perfect set up!

 

[BruceP]

Just curious is this featherweight a controlled round feed or a push feed and if it is a push feed what did the synthetic stock look like.
The reason I ask is that I have a New Haven Featherweight XTR push feed 270 Winchester from 1986 I believe and it came with a McMillian fiberglass stock
that has the Schnabel forearm just like the wood stocks. If memory serves me the configuration I have was only produced about 3 years. Around the same time they also had one with a different McMillian stock that had a rounded more traditional forearm.

 

[PJGunner]

Just curious is this featherweight a controlled round feed or a push feed and if it is a push feed what did the synthetic stock look like.
The reason I ask is that I have a New Haven Featherweight XTR push feed 270 Winchester from 1986 I believe and it came with a McMillian fiberglass stock
that has the Schnabel forearm just like the wood stocks. If memory serves me the configuration I have was only produced about 3 years. Around the same time they also had one with a different McMillian stock that had a rounded more traditional forearm.

Bruce, I have that same model 70 XTR rifle in .270 and it's one of the most accurate .270s I own. Truth of the matter is I could just sell off every other rifle I own and just hunt with it but where's the fun in that? My rifle has a 24" barrel Does yours? I took a nice antelope with mine in 2009 on a ranch in New Mexico.
Paul B.

 

[rmarshall]

Just curious is this featherweight a controlled round feed or a push feed and if it is a push feed what did the synthetic stock look like.
The reason I ask is that I have a New Haven Featherweight XTR push feed 270 Winchester from 1986 I believe and it came with a McMillian fiberglass stock
that has the Schnabel forearm just like the wood stocks. If memory serves me the configuration I have was only produced about 3 years. Around the same time they also had one with a different McMillian stock that had a rounded more traditional forearm.

Its a controlled round feed, the synthetic stock is not one of those nice schnabel forend McMillins, it's a cheaper winchester.

 

[BruceP]

Bruce, I have that same model 70 XTR rifle in .270 and it's one of the most accurate .270s I own. Truth of the matter is I could just sell off every other rifle I own and just hunt with it but where's the fun in that? My rifle has a 24" barrel Does yours? I took a nice antelope with mine in 2009 on a ranch in New Mexico.
Paul B.

Mine is a 22" barrel. I wasn't even aware that they had made it in a 24" barrel except for magnum chamberings. After I thought about it I believe mine was purchased in either '87or '88. My wife and I were married in 86 so I know it was a little while after that.