Howdy,
I recently bought a post 64 long action Winchester model 70. It has a Douglas xx barrel chambered in 30-06 that is 1.2 inches in diameter the whole length, and is 25 inches long. Yep, it's heavy. I was told that the previous owner wanted to build an across the course gun out of it, but passed away before it was finished. The front and rear sight bases are installed. The stock.........well, it ain't gonna work. It has been inletted improperly. It is off too far to one side, and it binds the action. I need to get another stock, as well as the bottom metal. The barrel seems to have been properly installed by a gunsmith. The floorplate and trigger guard seems to have been done by someone other than the guy who installed the barrel. It is a one piece concoction that.....naw, it ain't gonna work. I think that the receiver was probably one of the more economy grades of the model 70 that didn't have a floorplate, and someone wanted to get a match gun built out of what he had.
The gunsmith initials are MW with the M above and to the left of the W, and connecting to the W in one long stroke. M
............................................................................................................................................................W Sorta like what I have tried to make here. The date on the barrel is 8/79. I bought this in Lexington, Kentucky recently. IF anyone might know who the gunsmith was, I would appreciate it. LONG SHOT, I know.
The action appears practically new, and the barrel hardly seems like it was shot.
I have found a stock I like, but it is a pre 64 Marksman stock, that conveniently enough, has apparently had a barrel as big as mine in it at some time.
1. Will the post 64 action fit properly in the pre 64 stock? I don't know if there are differences in dimensions between the actions.
2. Where can I get the proper bottom metal?
I hope that stock will work, as I prefer the older looking stocks.
Any and all help is appreciated!
Thanks!
Greg
I recently bought a post 64 long action Winchester model 70. It has a Douglas xx barrel chambered in 30-06 that is 1.2 inches in diameter the whole length, and is 25 inches long. Yep, it's heavy. I was told that the previous owner wanted to build an across the course gun out of it, but passed away before it was finished. The front and rear sight bases are installed. The stock.........well, it ain't gonna work. It has been inletted improperly. It is off too far to one side, and it binds the action. I need to get another stock, as well as the bottom metal. The barrel seems to have been properly installed by a gunsmith. The floorplate and trigger guard seems to have been done by someone other than the guy who installed the barrel. It is a one piece concoction that.....naw, it ain't gonna work. I think that the receiver was probably one of the more economy grades of the model 70 that didn't have a floorplate, and someone wanted to get a match gun built out of what he had.
The gunsmith initials are MW with the M above and to the left of the W, and connecting to the W in one long stroke. M
............................................................................................................................................................W Sorta like what I have tried to make here. The date on the barrel is 8/79. I bought this in Lexington, Kentucky recently. IF anyone might know who the gunsmith was, I would appreciate it. LONG SHOT, I know.
The action appears practically new, and the barrel hardly seems like it was shot.
I have found a stock I like, but it is a pre 64 Marksman stock, that conveniently enough, has apparently had a barrel as big as mine in it at some time.
1. Will the post 64 action fit properly in the pre 64 stock? I don't know if there are differences in dimensions between the actions.
2. Where can I get the proper bottom metal?
I hope that stock will work, as I prefer the older looking stocks.
Any and all help is appreciated!
Thanks!
Greg
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