Winchester Model 70 XTR Used Rifle 300 Win Mag 24" Barrel
'Sporter Magnum' Push feed bolt action sporting rifle, Features a polished blued finish, 24" barrel, ramped blade front sight with silver bead, adjustable flip-up rear sight, drilled & tapped receiver, serrated wide trigger, jeweled bolt with three position safety on the rear, internal box magazine with hinged floorplate, swivel studs, and checkered pistol grip walnut shoulder stock with right handed cheek rest, red factory recoil pad & 13 3/8" LOP. Rifle exhibits nearly all of it's original blued finish showing little to no wear. Action is smooth, the bore is pristine and the wood stock is fine. Condition Used is NRA Excellent.
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 300 Winchester Magnum, introduced in 1963, was the last of Winchester's family of (nominally) 30-06-length belted magnums based on the shortened 300 H&H case. It followed the 458, 264, and 338 Winchester Magnums, but has an unusually short neck to maximize powder capacity. Initial reception was mixed; critics faulted the short neck, and it was caught up in Winchester's unpopular post-1964 manufacturing shift. It took time, but the 300 Winchester Magnum has not just survived but prospered. Today it is the world's most popular cartridge that wears a "magnum" suffix. It is manufactured by all ammunition manufacturers, chambered by all riflemakers who have a suitable platform, and often employed by military snipers in the Special Operations community. Though not the fastest "fast 30-caliber" it is fast, accurate, incredibly available, and well-suited to virtually all non-dangerous game hunting throughout the world.
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Craig Boddington
