Winchester Model 70 Heavy Varmint????

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plinkhard288

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Hi everyone. I walked into a LGS today and they just took in on trade a NIB Winchester model 70 Heavy Varmint in .220 swift. I know nothing about the heavy varmint and was wondering if anyone had any experience good or bad. It is a good looking rifle and was curious about what kind of price this should bring. The gun shop owner said he would give it to me for $695 for a quick sale. Thanks for any info.

Brett
 
O.K., I see it is NIB, that's good. You still need a use for it? It may be a little heavy for extended carry. It would be a cool rifle.















 
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Those were made back in the mid 90's. I've got all 6 calibers they made. Like previously mentioned, they are a bit heavy for carry. You won't go wrong buying it. With my reloads all of mine are .5 moa or less.
 
I have one in .308, a great shooting rifle. As all mentioned, it's heavy but it's a work of art. No idea they made that in .220.
 


I do not know when yours was built but I have two of them. One is my Dad's 1947 and my is a 1962 the last year they were made being pre-64. Welcome to the Swift world. I try to shoot both of them every year. They both have Weaver K-10 scopes.
 
Originally Posted By: plinkhard288Hi everyone. I walked into a LGS today and they just took in on trade a NIB Winchester model 70 Heavy Varmint in .220 swift. I know nothing about the heavy varmint and was wondering if anyone had any experience good or bad. It is a good looking rifle and was curious about what kind of price this should bring. The gun shop owner said he would give it to me for $695 for a quick sale. Thanks for any info.

Brett

Those rifles really suck, big time.

Please tell me the name and phone number of that unethical dealer, so I can take that P.O.S. out of circulation (to protect other unknowing shooters from buying it!!).
 
I have no need for another .220 Swift but if I was looking for one I certainly would eyeball that M70. NIB would for sure help me to make my decision a bit easier too.

Lots of us here are .220 Swift owners/lovers. I have been for the better part of 40 years and even though mine gets less use than one of my .223 or .204 rifles does these days it would still be the last varmint rifle that I would ever sell. Just something about a Swift that does that to people.
 
Awesome rifle!!! I strayed from Winchester for years cuz it was always the assumption that Remmys and Savages were the better shooters. I finally caved in and bought one in 222. Most accurate rifle I own hands down!!! But! That one is priced too high! Give me the number and I'll see what I can do!
 
Thanks everyone for the great info. I just recently bought a Remington VSSF II in 220 and put a Leupy VX3 on it and love it. This rifle reminds me a lot of the Remmy so I thought I would like it as well. It has a black synthetic stock and a stainless barrel. Looks like a great gun and I think after hearing such good things about it I might just have to go back there and bring it home with me.
 
Great caliber, but the one I had in .22-250 in the mid 90's was a major disappointment for me. Bought it NIB, and mounted a new Leupold 4.5-14 X 40 on it. I put 4 different factory loads through it, then about a dozen different handload recipes based on different powders and bullet weights. I still have the range records for it, and they remind me it never shot better than 1.5". I put over 250 rounds through it trying to find a load it liked. I even had the action glass bedded during this time. It got so bad I started doubting my shooting ability, but then a new Rem 700 VS-F shot 0.6" groups right out of the box. I sold the Mdl. 70 at a gun show and will probably never buy another one.

Edit: There must be a new version of the Mdl. 70 Heavy Barrel Varmint. My mid 90's version had problems that I could never conquer. A few months after I sold mine, there was an in-depth article about that exact rifle in The Varmint Hunter magazine. The article's author also had problems with his Mdl. 70 HBV that were solved only after he had rebarreled the rifle with a custom barrel.
 
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Originally Posted By: John LeslieGreat caliber, but the one I had in .22-250 in the mid 90's was a major disappointment for me. Bought it NIB, and mounted a new Leupold 4.5-14 X 40 on it. I put 4 different factory loads through it, then about a dozen different handload recipes based on different powders and bullet weights. I still have the range records for it, and they remind me it never shot better than 1.5". I put over 250 rounds through it trying to find a load it liked. I even had the action glass bedded during this time. It got so bad I started doubting my shooting ability, but then a new Rem 700 VS-F shot 0.6" groups right out of the box. I sold the Mdl. 70 at a gun show and will probably never buy another one.

The new Winchester M70s are now back to Control Round Feed,
with a nice factory trigger, and a three position safety.
I just got one in 300 WSM, stainless, fluted, in a B&C aluminum
skeleton pillar bedded stock. I adjusted the trigger, and
the first thing I did on the break was say, "SWEET". No
travel, and maybe a 2 lb break. I just got the EGW rail on
it, and a Nikon scope(temporary until the Vortex lands),
last night. I was hoping to get it dirty today, but I am
told I am attending a grandson event later today, and the
WI deer season starts this weekend, so it will have to wait
until next week. [beeep] shame to see a pretty new Win. M70
just sitting on the rack, never been shot...YET.

OP, I would buy the one you are looking at, in a NYM! I have
always wanted a Swift.

Squeeze
 
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Mine in .308 does not disappoint. That rifle will shoot to the same POI either warm or cold. I've done nothing special to it other than adjust the trigger. I won't part with this rifle.
 
I have one it's a Varminter Special in 22-250 and I got it new in '82 it has a 1/14twist and is very accurate.
 
Well I went back to the gunshop and held that beauty again and decided to make it mine. I put half the money down and I'll be picking it up sometime next week when I get the chance. I have a silver Leupold VX3 sitting all alone waiting for it to arrive. Can't wait to break it in and see what it can do. Thanks for all the help and great info.

Brett
 


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