Greetings,

My name is ..... and I am a new Win Model 70 owner. I am an older guy. Been shooting a long, long time, and just bought my first M70. I started life with a Marlin 336A, then Remington 700 BDL, and on to several Ruger 77 models, one Remington 788. Browsing a local shop a few weeks ago. There sat a nice push feed New Haven M70 Lightweight in .243, lightly used, in a nice Bell and Carlson camo stock with Redfield Jr. one piece mounts. Pretty straight rifle so I got the price down to my range and she came home. All I had lying around was an old, old Williams Guide Series 4X scope, which is crystal clear. Loaded up some Sierra 85 grain Gameking HP (#1530) over top of IMR-4064, and the first four shot group went into 7/8 inch, from a makeshift prone rest in a pretty good 10 mph breeze......I think I'm gonna like toting this little rifle as a foul weather deer killer and coyote rifle.

I must say, she feeds very smoothly, and the trigger has been professionally done, plus this is my first bolt gun in my 40 year shooting career that actually has a steel floorplate....nice touch.

Well, that's my story.

bomtek44

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the new, fine shooting rifle.

Welcome to the Winchester Owners Forum !!