Winchester M70 sniper

[Chris42]

Hello gentlemen,

I have a post 64 win Model 70 in 308. it is a heavy barrel target, maybe Palma style, rifle. On gunbroker there is a newly manufactured stock that is made for the 30.06 round.

Are the two actions the same length?

While I like target rifles, I am wondering if the rifle action and barrel will drop into this new stock. I can certainly do some fitting, but don't want to completely rework it. My hope is a simple swap to something like the Vietnam era sniper rifles, excepting that it will be in .308 A 10x Unertl with a 3/4" tube will top the rifle. (yes, I know that an 8x is what should be there).

What say you O wise wizards of the great weapons?

 

[MescaBug]

Depends on the year of manufacture of your rifle. Post-64 in .308, and all calibers, up to 1985 are long action. They do have a shorter bolt, but built around a long action receiver.

Take some measurements; receiver, distance between trigger guard holes and let us know.

 

[kraigWY]

I have one of those (Model 70 308 Tgt Rifle), Its an Ex USAMU Target rifle I got from the CMP Auction Site. Sucker is a shooter. It came with blocks for the Unertl type scope and mounts for the Redfield Olympic Sights. Sucker is a shooter.

Don't worry if its a long action (mine is). That is no deterrent.

 

[Dick D]

Easy to measure it and see. A post-64 long action is about 9.290" long and has guard screw spacing of 7.575" A post-64 short action is 8.80" long and has guard screw spacing of 7.035".

 

[Chris42]

My dial caliper is only 6". Given that, the action is all of 9.25" long and the bolts holding the action in the stock appear to be 7.625 plus or minus a little. From Dicks numbers, this is a long action.

It is a twin to the KraigWY rifle, even has the white line butt pad. Mine came with sights, aluminum fore end hand stop and box. Barrel finish is a matt black, action looks to be black parkerizing.

So a stock cut for the Winchester long action will fit all long actions - cut for the 30.06 it will fit the .308

This is good news.

The ad says the new stock is cut for a "varmint contour barrel" - I take that to mean a heavy barrel - and am hoping my target barrel will again "drop in".

Do you think this luck will hold out?

 

[RTH1800]

Likely need to open the barrel channel a bit. No big deal.