The Win 70 Is Back
11-06-2007 | 08:08 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
If you want a great 70 type rifle go with the Kimber 8400 standard(long action). You won't be sorry and it will be better than anything Browning/ Winchester puts out.
It will take many years of Winchester manufacturing a quality product before I will buy.
11-07-2007 | 10:06 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
If you want a great 70 type rifle go with the Kimber 8400 standard(long action). You won't be sorry and it will be better than anything Browning/ Winchester puts out.
It will take many years of Winchester manufacturing a quality product before I will buy.
http://www.fnhusa.com/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF006&gid=FNG005
Winchester hasn't been a "real" Winchester for 40 years.
11-08-2007 | 02:47 PM
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
It's going to be a fine rifle..only place they messed up was with the new trigger. Nothing wrong with the old trigger was there? On the plus side people that were hoarding the New Haven guns have suddenly put them out on Gunbroker. I just picked up a 300 win mag Classic for a very good price even lower then the current retail on a Remington 700 (Gag) Anyone recommending a Kimber hasn't owned enough of them or sent enough back to get reworked.[:'(]
11-08-2007 | 03:11 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter
It's going to be a fine rifle..only place they messed up was with the new trigger. Nothing wrong with the old trigger was there? On the plus side people that were hoarding the New Haven guns have suddenly put them out on Gunbroker. I just picked up a 300 win mag Classic for a very good price even lower then the current retail on a Remington 700 (Gag) Anyone recommending a Kimber hasn't owned enough of them or sent enough back to get reworked.[:'(]
It's going to be a fine rifle..only place they messed up was with the new trigger. Nothing wrong with the old trigger was there? On the plus side people that were hoarding the New Haven guns have suddenly put them out on Gunbroker. I just picked up a 300 win mag Classic for a very good price even lower then the current retail on a Remington 700 (Gag) Anyone recommending a Kimber hasn't owned enough of them or sent enough back to get reworked.[:'(]
11-08-2007 | 04:54 PM
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter
Anyone recommending a Kimber hasn't owned enough of them or sent enough back to get reworked.[:'(]
Anyone recommending a Kimber hasn't owned enough of them or sent enough back to get reworked.[:'(]
Guess you missed on that one recommendation.
11-08-2007 | 05:59 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: The Win 70 Is Back
They had me fooled but I got wind of the garbage they put out. You know if they didn't make parts out of MIM steel and actually had Quality Control they wouldn't be so bad, but I shouldn't have to say that if a gun sells for 1000+ bucks.
Bottom line I don't want to be a lab rat for Kimber. From now on Sako,Winchester 70 , FN or Howa in my house. The rest sayonara.
