Snagged a Winchester M70 Compact

General Firearms General Bolt & Lever Action Rifle
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I have been wanting a bolt gun as handy as my lever action for some time now. With so many options it is tough to narrow down what floats your boat.

This is what floated my boat :wink:

Model 70 Compact in 7mm-08

Should make a good do all for NC treestands as well as any other use. The 7mm-08 is a super round for deer size game and can be used for bear even with no problem. Super flat shooting.

The features of the M70 I like are it’s hammer forged barrel, not overly bulky, made in SC, free floated and bedded action, I like the 3 position safety and the claw extractor is a feature I also like.

Hope to dial in scope soon and get this baby killing deer this year.

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I have a friend that uses a Remington Model 7 KS in 7MM-08. It is an excellent cartridge and rifle combo.

Good luck with your new rifle!

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I think the 7mm-08 is about the perfect deer cartridge. That little rifle looks like a good one.

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Nice rifle!

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Sweet! What length barrel? looks like the 22" Featherweight model?

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It has a 13" lop on 20" barrel

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Nice! Enjoy that Winnie. They aren’t making any more, you know.

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NIce, handy lightweight rig! Angle made it look like the other model.

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It’s brand new. FN in SC makes them

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Branded Winchester?! Interesting.

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roger that, all Winchesters are made at the SC FN plant and all barrels are hammer forged.

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I honestly thought winchester arms was kaput.

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I too thought they were done. At one time they were. I believe FN procured the rights to the M70 action and have been using is several years.

The Winchesters being made in SC made me so very happy. When Marlin went belly up and Remington made some changes that were not for the best. Marlin used to be my favorite utility rifle manufacturer. I still love my marlins but I won’t buy a new one because I can’t stand the thick stocks and there is discussion many have had to go back to Remington for assembly issues.

With all this said I can see me wanting another Winchester!!

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They making lever guns?! If so, I AM buying one.

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Beauty of a deer rifle. I hope the next pic you post will be of the rifle laying across a freshly downed whitetail.

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I love the 7mm08 round! Been shooting it since it came out. I’ve got the Win Extreme Weather coming in the same caliber. Not only is that rifle a good deer stand rifle is makes for an easy walking gun also. I carried my old Remington Mtn rifle on a Montana elk hunt 5 years ago and didn’t even know it was on my shoulder. The Win Compact is basically the same dimensions.

You’ve got a great looking rifle there.

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Lethal

They don’t make lever guns. Not sure but I think Henry Rifles are all American made. Don’t quote me on that though!!

I tok hope this guy gets a deer this year. I’m taking muzzle loader in in a couple weeks. No shots available with my bow but I’ll take bow in one day this weekend so maybe that will change.

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I really like this rifle!!! This is the best I could do at 100 yards today. I’m not a guy that has had a lot of bench shooting practice. NC hunting is super brushy

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Looks like a sheet of paper. What size circle is that? ~3-4"?

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I have a Model 70 Featherweight in .308 that I use for deer hunting in NC. I had a couple of issues with mine when I first got it. The extractor didn’t work right and the safety was goofed up from the factory. I discovered the safety issue on the range when I tried to pull the trigger with the safety on (by accident). I took my finger out of the trigger guard and tripped the safety lever and the gun went off. Tried it again (no ammo in the chamber this time) and the same thing happened. Had to take it to get it fixed. Since that, no problems at all.