Bart, I just re-read my statement and I don't see anything about saying that a Winchester Model 70 receiver not being up to the task.
What I did say is that Remington's round receiver is easier to bed. True, the round receiver caused some stock splitting, mainly due to people who didn't know better horsing on the action screws.
Remington, back in the 1950s-1960s was considered a pretty accurate for a production, off the shelf rifle. The 720 series and later 700 series rifles were taking a lot of trophies, so its plain that there was some accuracy inherent in the design. Plus it was cheaper.
Winchester, rather than replace its tooling for the Model 70 tried to go with a cheaper design of what they had been producing since the Model 54 in order to compete and folks didn't like it, even though it was more accurate on average than the old style Model 70. Odd that they turned their nose up at the push feed design yet it was okay for Big Green.
I don't buy for a second that the reason the government didn't go Winchester for their sniper rifle because of their financial situation. Remember the Jeep five-quarter pickups they bought? Jeep was going down the tubes fast by the mid 60s but that didn't stop Uncle Sam for buying that turd. And when Jeep became American Motors, they bought a lot of their product for staff and MP cruisers too.
But the worm does indeed turn. Now Savage, which wasn't considered much of a rifle is now is considered by many the darling of the F class due to its cost and accuracy, while the cheapened Remington is derided. People finally stopped squawking about the barrel nut Savage uses and began to see the benefits. Simple to headspace, and for shooters on a budget, very simple to swap barrels.
What I did say is that Remington's round receiver is easier to bed. True, the round receiver caused some stock splitting, mainly due to people who didn't know better horsing on the action screws.
Remington, back in the 1950s-1960s was considered a pretty accurate for a production, off the shelf rifle. The 720 series and later 700 series rifles were taking a lot of trophies, so its plain that there was some accuracy inherent in the design. Plus it was cheaper.
Winchester, rather than replace its tooling for the Model 70 tried to go with a cheaper design of what they had been producing since the Model 54 in order to compete and folks didn't like it, even though it was more accurate on average than the old style Model 70. Odd that they turned their nose up at the push feed design yet it was okay for Big Green.
I don't buy for a second that the reason the government didn't go Winchester for their sniper rifle because of their financial situation. Remember the Jeep five-quarter pickups they bought? Jeep was going down the tubes fast by the mid 60s but that didn't stop Uncle Sam for buying that turd. And when Jeep became American Motors, they bought a lot of their product for staff and MP cruisers too.
But the worm does indeed turn. Now Savage, which wasn't considered much of a rifle is now is considered by many the darling of the F class due to its cost and accuracy, while the cheapened Remington is derided. People finally stopped squawking about the barrel nut Savage uses and began to see the benefits. Simple to headspace, and for shooters on a budget, very simple to swap barrels.
