2.1 Pre-1964 Model 70 action (controlled round feed).
As of 2012, new Winchester Model 70 rifles were being made by FN Herstal in Columbia, South Carolina. In the fall of 2007, the Belgian company FN Herstal announced that Model 70 production would resume. Model 70s were built in New Haven, Connecticut, from 1936 to 2006, when production ceased. Repeating Arms under an agreement with Olin Corporation, allowing USRA to use the Winchester name and logo. From the early 1980s until 2006, Winchester rifles were manufactured by U.S. The Model 70 was originally manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company between 19. The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54, itself based on a Mauser 98-type action. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker "The Rifleman's Rifle". The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting rifle. If using a two-piece scope mount, this matters less. If using a one piece scope mount, this matters.
Note: There are two variants of scope mounts, long action (magnum rounds) or short action.
Scoped Sights, only, Variant: Tapped for scope mounts, only (no iron sights).
Iron Sights Variant: Iron front, open adjustable iron rear, and tapped for scope mounts.
Repeating Arms, Fabrique Nationale de Herstal Winchester Model 70 with rifle scope and 24-inch barrel.