Its a Winchester Model 70 "Ranger" in .270 Win. I subsequently had some work done to the beech stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roper
The pleasantly unusual thing about the gun is the quality of the metal finish. The other ones I've seen from the "Ranger" line (economy versions of Model 70s, 94s & 1300s made from 1985-92) were somewhat rough. The other Model 70 Rangers I've held all had blind mags, plain bolts, somewhat flat bluing and birch stocks. But mine (bought new in '92 when I was a student) came with a hinged floor-plate, jeweled bolt, knurled bolt handle, high-gloss bluing and a Featherweight barrel. The action is as smooth as glass and it was a tack-driver right out of the box. I can only speculate that in the late production years of the Rangers, Winchester might have been putting M70 Featherweights into beech stocks.
