Tinkering Tuesday – A bastard Magnum
The Winchester Model 70 should be offered in classic calibers. 270 Win, 30-06 Gov’t, 375 H&H, 264 Win Mag, and the like. And it should also be stocked in dense walnut. And in no way shape form or fashion should it be offered in a niche, nearly wildcat, flash in the pan cartridge. Like those short magnums that have no real purpose.
So pretty much the exact opposite of this. |
Yeah, I’m not sure what I’m gonna do with it either. But it’s a Hartford produced Model 70, with CRF, a target crown, free floated barrel, and nicely bedded. For the employee price my manager made me on it, I couldn’t let it sit on the rack.
Disregard the cheap Chinese Wal Mart special scope atop it; the older Loopy VX-III was sold to another employee.
The Short Magnums are interesting from a ballistic stand point, and I love all things Model 70. Even though I felt Jack O’Connor’s scorn as I did my 4473.