The National Match pre 64 Model 70 is one of the oddest target rifles Winchester made to the modern eye. The rifle used the marksman heavy stock and all the features you’d think of being on a heavy barrel rifle. The difference is the NM has a standard weight “sporter” barrel. The reason for thisContinue reading “Model 70 National Match”
Category Archives: Historical
External Parallax Adjustment Rod
So mystery was solved the other day in the Vintage Scope group For years people had been posting pictures of rear Unertl scope mounts with an off piece machined into it. I certainly had no idea what it was for. Lot of wild guesses. Then we found out with a picture some one took inContinue reading “External Parallax Adjustment Rod”
Unertl Team Spotting Scope
The Winchester Model 70 Bull Gun
A look at the Pre64 Model 70 ” Bull Gun”
U.S. National Match Rifle Ammunition
By: Ray Meketa The history of U.S. Military National Match ammunition is a long one, spanning more than 100 years, but its beginnings can be traced back even further. In the mid 1870s the newly organized National Rifle Association of America invited regular Army individuals and teams to participate in formal competition held at itsContinue reading “U.S. National Match Rifle Ammunition“
1939 Model 70 Bull Gun
One of the fellas in the model 70 group blessed us with pictures of his rare .30GOV’T Bull Gun. Only 844 were made in 30.06, oddly enough. You’d think that would have been the most common chambering but it wasn’t. Ben says it was found in the back corner of a widow’s closet in Norwich,Continue reading “1939 Model 70 Bull Gun”
Colt 6940 Piston Carbine Accuracy Test
This is a golden oldie from the old site I recovered over the weekend. So, any link is probably long dead. The gun isn’t even sold on the commercial market anymore unless you get one on the secondary market. I repost it only for interest and historical purposes. After taking a look at the partsContinue reading “Colt 6940 Piston Carbine Accuracy Test”
The Model 70 Laredo
Back in the early 90s, Winchester started making an action that very closely resembled the classic much loved, pre 64 Model 70 action of legend. This was an immediate hit with riflemen with taste. There was some differences between the new and old, but it was close enough. Some would say it was probably better,Continue reading “The Model 70 Laredo”
More On Colt Monolithic Upper History
Four years ago I did the “10 years of the Colt 6940” post and then a few days after realized I had left out some pretty neat stuff from the history of the Colt monolithic uppers. Over the last 10 years there was some other monolithic upper rifles and carbines from colt in some variantsContinue reading “More On Colt Monolithic Upper History”
North Hollywood Shootout
A few years ago, I ran across this image . It is a display of the weapons and gear the two bank robbers from the North Hollywood shoot out used. It is interesting to think back on how things changed because of this. I remember a lot of talk after it about how theContinue reading “North Hollywood Shootout”
Scattered Shots 