Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact
Winchester Repeating Arms Company · Rifle · In Production · 2011
Also known as: Model 70 Compact, M70 Featherweight Compact
Overview
The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact is a bolt-action hunting rifle built on the short-action Model 70 platform for smaller-framed shooters, youth hunters, and those who favor a lightweight mountain rifle. It pairs a 20-inch Featherweight-contour free-floating barrel with a satin-finish Grade I black walnut stock featuring a shortened 13-inch length of pull, classic Featherweight cut checkering, and a Schnabel fore-end. Like all modern Model 70s it retains pre-'64 controlled round feed with a Mauser-style claw extractor, a three-position safety, and the adjustable M.O.A. Trigger System.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2948 g (104.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1003 mm (39.49") |
| Barrel Length | 508 mm (20.00") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 960 m/s (3150 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2986 J (2202 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 254 mm (10.00") |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Brushed Polish Blued |
Calibers
- .243 Winchester · primary — also known as .243 Win
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Internal Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Three Position Safety
- Features: Pre-64 Controlled Round Feed, Claw Extractor, Moa Trigger System, Jeweled Bolt, Free Floating Barrel, Recessed Target Crown, Schnabel Forend, Pachmayr Decelerator Recoil Pad, Hinged Floorplate, Shortened Length Of Pull, Drilled And Tapped For Scope
Base model
Winchester-Model-70-Featherweight
Service history
Operators
- Civilian hunters and sport shooters
Production
Production years: 2011-present
Current-production Model 70 rifles are manufactured for Winchester Repeating Arms at the FN Herstal plant in Columbia, South Carolina.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Notes
The Compact shortens the length of pull to 13 inches versus the standard Featherweight's 13.75 inches and uses a 20-inch barrel in place of the standard 22-inch. Offered in short-action chamberings including .22-250 Rem., .243 Win., 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.8 Western, 7mm-08 Rem., .308 Win., and 6.5 PRC.
Background
The Model 70 has been called 'The Rifleman's Rifle' since its 1936 introduction; the controlled-round-feed action revered by hunters is the pre-'64 design that Winchester reinstated on its modern rifles.