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[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]] | [[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:Win70-1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle with Unertl 8x scope. A copy of the USMC sniper rifle from Vietnam, made famous by legendary sniper Carlos Hathcock - .30-06.]] | [[Image:Win70-1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Winchester Model 70 sniper rifle with Unertl 8x scope. A copy of the USMC sniper rifle from Vietnam, made famous by legendary sniper Carlos Hathcock - .30-06.]] | ||
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[[Image:Win70-3.jpg|thumb|right|450px|List of modern Winchester Model 70s.]] | [[Image:Win70-3.jpg|thumb|right|450px|List of modern Winchester Model 70s.]] | ||
| − | + | The '''Winchester Model 70''' was a classic bolt action rifle and one of the most popular and well known bolt action rifles in American Sports shooting history. It was used by not only sportsmen, but military and police snipers as well The Winchester Model 70 was manufactured in the following calibers: .458 Winchester Magnum, .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, 22-250 Remington, .223 WSSM, .225 Winchester, .220 Swift, .243 Winchester, .243 WSSM, .250-3000 Savage, .25-06 Remington, .25 WSSM, .257 Roberts, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, .270 WSM, 7mm Mauser, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm WSM, .300 Savage, .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester, .300 H&H Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 WSM, .300 RUM, .325 WSM, .338 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington, .358 Winchester, .357 H&H Magnum. The blind magazine capacity would change depending on the caliber, with common capacities being 3,4,& 5 rounds. | |
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| + | March 31st, 2006 marked the end of an era. Winchester Repeating Arms Company announced that it was discontinuing the production of the Model 70, in favor of newer sporting arms designs. | ||
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| + | '''The ''[[Winchester Model 70]]'' was used by the following actors in the following:''' | ||
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| + | ==Film== | ||
* [[Clint Eastwood]] as John Wilson and [[Jeff Fahey]] as Pete Verill in ''[[White Hunter Black Heart]]'' (1990) | * [[Clint Eastwood]] as John Wilson and [[Jeff Fahey]] as Pete Verill in ''[[White Hunter Black Heart]]'' (1990) | ||
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* Texas Rangers in ''[[Sugarland Express, The|The Sugarland Express]]'' (1974) | * Texas Rangers in ''[[Sugarland Express, The|The Sugarland Express]]'' (1974) | ||
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* Deer hunters in [[The Iron Giant]] | * Deer hunters in [[The Iron Giant]] | ||
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* Pat Skipper as a militia leader in [[Criminal Minds]] | * Pat Skipper as a militia leader in [[Criminal Minds]] | ||
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* ''[[Case Closed]]'' | * ''[[Case Closed]]'' | ||
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* ''[[S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle]]'' | * ''[[S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Vietcong]]'' | * ''[[Vietcong]]'' | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 29 August 2010
File:Win70-3.jpg
List of modern Winchester Model 70s.
The Winchester Model 70 was a classic bolt action rifle and one of the most popular and well known bolt action rifles in American Sports shooting history. It was used by not only sportsmen, but military and police snipers as well The Winchester Model 70 was manufactured in the following calibers: .458 Winchester Magnum, .22 Hornet, .222 Remington, 22-250 Remington, .223 WSSM, .225 Winchester, .220 Swift, .243 Winchester, .243 WSSM, .250-3000 Savage, .25-06 Remington, .25 WSSM, .257 Roberts, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, .270 WSM, 7mm Mauser, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm WSM, .300 Savage, .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester, .300 H&H Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 WSM, .300 RUM, .325 WSM, .338 Winchester Magnum, .35 Remington, .358 Winchester, .357 H&H Magnum. The blind magazine capacity would change depending on the caliber, with common capacities being 3,4,& 5 rounds.
March 31st, 2006 marked the end of an era. Winchester Repeating Arms Company announced that it was discontinuing the production of the Model 70, in favor of newer sporting arms designs.
The Winchester Model 70 was used by the following actors in the following:
Film
- Clint Eastwood as John Wilson and Jeff Fahey as Pete Verill in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
- SWAT snipers in Desperate Hours (1990)
- Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
- Rex Linn as Mercer in The Postman (1997)
- MFP Officer in Mad Max
- Sal (John Snyder) in Eraser
- Insp. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in Dirty Harry (in .458 magnum.)
- Austin Stroker as CHP Lt. Ethan Bishop in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
- Ajay Sidhu in The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- Damian Lewis as Jonesy and Thomas Jane as Henry in Dreamcatcher
- LAPD SWAT Snipers in Speed
- Hunters in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
- Texas Rangers in The Sugarland Express (1974)
Animation
- Deer hunters in The Iron Giant
Television
- Pat Skipper as a militia leader in Criminal Minds