In November 1965, USMC Gy/Sgt. George H. Hurt of the 3rd Marine Division’s newly formed sniper school at Da Nang, Vietnam, checked the 8X Unertl scope mounted on a Winchester Model 70.

Developed off the design of the M1917 after World War I, and unveiled in 1936, Winchester's Model 70 has become so iconic that it has earned the nickname of "the rifleman's rifle." ...

The Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle was an improvement on the M54. Although not officially adopted for combat during the Vietnam War, the M70 was still used unofficially in the Marines.

Honestly, I’m not sure she ever got over it, but never once did I wish my 700 was a Winchester Model 70. I used that 700 for hunting and competition, and it’s the rifle I learned to handload for.

The Modern Winchester Model 70 Featherweight. The Model 70 has cycled through various changes and many iterations over its nearly 90 years of production, and the fact that we still have them is a ...

Last summer, when Winchester closed its factory in New Haven, Conn., I wondered if production for the Winchester Model 70 and 94 rifles would resume in Japan.