New Production Win M70 Supergrade?

[TBAR_94]

Does anyone have any experience with the new production Winchester Model 70 Supergrades? I'm looking to add one to my collection, but I haven't been able to get my hands on one so I was curious if anyone here and handled/shot one before I go thru the trouble of getting my dealing to order one.

I'll admit I mostly want one for the history and I love the look of of a blue steel and walnut bolt gun. I don't need it to be exceptionally accurate--I'm in the market for a 30-06 that needs minute of deer accuracy out to a maximum of 300 yards.

Thanks!

[ThirdWatcher]

No experience with the Model 70 but if they’re made by Miroku like their lever actions and single shots are you’d be happy with it. I love blued steel and walnut too and I have a Winchester/Miroku 1873, 1892, and two 1885’s and they are definitely a cut above the other reproductions.

[MountainRaven]

No experience with the Model 70 but if they’re made by Miroku like their lever actions and single shots are you’d be happy with it. I love blued steel and walnut too and I have a Winchester/Miroku 1873, 1892, and two 1885’s and they are definitely a cut above the other reproductions.

Winchester model 70s are (or were, last I looked) assembled in FN's plant in Portugal.

[ThirdWatcher]

Then they’re probably pretty well made.

[TBAR_94]

Thanks for the gouge. I've got a couple of "gentleman's" (sit in a stand in good weather) hunts planned this fall, so I figured those would be a good option to give a pretty gun some honest work.

[TheAlsatian]

yes, but for the money they are asking...you could buy an original pre 64 model 70 in 30-06. 06 and 270 were the 2 most common chamberings in the pre 64 and they tend to bring less money. I think the metal work on the new ones is just as good, if not better but the wood/checkering is not quite up to what the old ones had. I hunted with a 1959 vintage model 70 in 338 Win Mag for ages in Montana. My son still has the 270 I bought him.