timberwolf204
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I just was talking to someone who was at a local gun shop and was told by gunsmith ( i did not witness this conversation) that from mid 80s to now model 70 winchesters are junk, as winchester tooling was junk until recent change of manufacturing. Shop has said that they get them in all the time for repairs (again he did not offer what kind of repairs) I have hunted hard with mine again it has never let me down. I have one that was bought around 1988 or so a winchester ranger plain model 70 in 7mm rem mag. I have had no problems with this gun, other then one season I had the factory grease in around firing pin near froze on me since then has been cleaned out and just light oil on it.
Issue to me is, I am planning on removing my high rise scope mount on it as here in PA rarely shoot more then 100 yards for deer. I want to put probably leupold mounts on it and change the scope on it as well to probably a leupold vx2 or vx3. I want to go out west for elk. Or shall i cut my losses. I dont believe that mine is junk, its not the prettiest gun but it does shoot well and has never let me down.
any ones input on this will be apprecited.
Issue to me is, I am planning on removing my high rise scope mount on it as here in PA rarely shoot more then 100 yards for deer. I want to put probably leupold mounts on it and change the scope on it as well to probably a leupold vx2 or vx3. I want to go out west for elk. Or shall i cut my losses. I dont believe that mine is junk, its not the prettiest gun but it does shoot well and has never let me down.
any ones input on this will be apprecited.