Hello, folks. I am a new 65 y/o member from northeast Indiana. My Winchester is a Model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win. This is my third Featherweight. The first was built in the 1990s and was chambered in .270 Win.; it went away in a regrettable trade for something I've long since forgotten. The second was made around 1961, also chambered in .270, and was not very accurate (I suspect it had a worn barrel). All of my model 70s were/are CRF rifles.
I've had this .308 for only a month or so. It is a fine rifle. I scoped it with a Leupold VX-III 3.5-10X40mm, that I have owned for several years, in a Leupold 2-piece base with Leupold rings. Performance of the rig has been great, which quite frankly is what I expected. One hundred yard BR groups are tight with a variety of ammo, and some are outstanding. If all goes as planned, I will be taking the outfit west for mule deer hunting this fall.
Jim
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.270 in a Model 70, what more is there!
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Well..., a .308, for one thing!:-) Thank you for your reply, Bob (thank you to other respondents too!). I enjoyed that 1990s .270 a lot and miss it still. However, I have had to come to terms with some things. I am more recoil sensitive today at 65 y/o than I was 16 or so years ago when I had the .270, and the .308 feels gentler on my shoulder. Also, while I am an adequate rifleman, I know my limitations. Within my effective range, there is really nothing that I could do with the .270 that I cannot do with the .308 - and with less powder! Jim |
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