Short barreled Mod 70


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:05 pm
Trying to find out when the first Mod 70 with a 20" barrel was produced. I just purchased one with a 4 digit serial number less than 2000. The charts indicate mine was made in 1936. Just wanted to know if there are any out there with a lower serial number.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:17 pm
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I would imagine there are at least 199x before the one you own...
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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2014 8:38 pm
Hi jchockley,

I believe they were made in 20 inch barrel from day one (I may be wrong). Refer to the exert below. Don't ask me where I got it from as it is saved in a Word doc but I got it off the net from a site with info on pre 64's.

Winchester Pre 64 Model 70 Information

Bolt action rifle, made in Short Rifle (Carbine), Standard, Featherweight, Magnum, Varmint, Super Grade or Match versions.
Introduced in 1935 but not sold until 1937 starting at S/N 1 & made to up 1963 at S/N 581,471 for the pre-64 versions.

Catalogued calibres were, 22 Hornet, 220 Swift, 243 Win., 250 Savage, 257 Roberts, 264 Win Mag. 270 Win., 7x57mm Mauser, 7.65 Argentine, 300 Savage, 308 Win., 30-06, 300 H&H magnum, 300 Win. Mag. 338 Win Mag. 35 Remington, 358 Win. 9x97 mm, 375 H&H magnum, 458 Win. Magnum

These guns were made in carbine, (20"), featherweight, (22"), standard (24"), magnum & varmint (26") barrels. The carbine & standard barrels had a raised ring, (boss) at the rear sight dovetail so that the dovetail was above the normal slot cut in the barrel. The featherweight & varmint barrels did not have the rear sight boss. The breech end of the barrel copied the 1903 Springfield coned breech.


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