Model 70 vs model 700

Dexsmokey · August 11, 2018, 12:17 AM

Are the m70 and m 700 stocks the same?

cptjack · August 11, 2018, 02:52 AM

no

hooligan1 · August 11, 2018, 07:05 AM

The Winchester has a flat bottomed receiver with integral lug, while the 700 has a round receiver with a lug that is not part of reciever.
If both stocks were quality synthetics, they could be refilled and re inletted to fit almost anything.

T. O'Heir · August 11, 2018, 11:23 AM

The M70 is a Winchester. The 700 is a Remington. Different brand rifles. Different stocks.
Some M70 have a flat bottomed receiver. Older M70A's are rounded.

agtman · August 12, 2018, 05:12 PM

The differences abound ...

Winchester Mod. 70s bolts were originally CRF, whereas Remy 700's are PF.

Mod. 70s are preferred by big game & dangerous game hunters; Mod. 700s are preferred by precision-accuracy freaks and long-distance (Mil & L.E.) snipers.

jmr40 · August 12, 2018, 09:58 PM

They are about as close as 70 is to 700. That extra "zero" makes a huge difference.

LineStretcher · August 12, 2018, 10:23 PM

I think the actual question was a typo. I think he meant Model 7 vs Model 700. The answer is still the same.. No. There's really no reason to ask if a Winchester stock is the same as a Remington.

FrankenMauser · August 12, 2018, 10:42 PM

If you stretch the typo possibility all the way to M78, instead of 70, you can get an answer of "similar". The Model 78 Sportsman was a 'budget' 700 ADL.
So 78 Sportsman and 700 ADL stocks for the same action length will interchange. ...Not that most people would want to do such to a 700, though. The 78 Sportsman stocks were extremely plain and straight-grained; so much so that most look like shaped 2x4s.

The 78 Sportsman stocks will also interchange with 700 BDLs and CDLs, but magazine parts may need to be added or subtracted, depending upon which way you're going with the swap.

**4V50 Gary** · August 13, 2018, 12:06 AM

A glance at the bottom of the receiver says all.

700 was rather clever in that it is based on round stock. It made for cheaper production of a receiver. The recoil lug is a separate piece of metal that is held in place by the barrel.

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...nsions.jpg&f=1

Contrast that to the flat bottom of the Win 70. It is closer to the Mauser 98. Note the recoil lug that is integral to the receiver:
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...361354.jpg&f=1

August 11, 2018, 12:17 AM	#1
Dexsmokey Junior Member Join Date: August 10, 2018 Posts: 1	Model 70 vs model 700 Are the m70 and m 700 stocks the same?

August 11, 2018, 07:05 AM	#3
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	The Winchester has a flat bottomed receiver with integral lug, while the 700 has a round receiver with a lug that is not part of reciever. If both stocks were quality synthetics, they could be refilled and re inletted to fit almost anything. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

August 11, 2018, 11:23 AM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	The M70 is a Winchester. The 700 is a Remington. Different brand rifles. Different stocks. Some M70 have a flat bottomed receiver. Older M70A's are rounded. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

August 12, 2018, 09:58 PM	#6
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,803	They are about as close as 70 is to 700. That extra "zero" makes a huge difference. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

August 12, 2018, 10:42 PM	#8
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,421	If you stretch the typo possibility all the way to M78, instead of 70, you can get an answer of "similar". The Model 78 Sportsman was a 'budget' 700 ADL. So 78 Sportsman and 700 ADL stocks for the same action length will interchange. ...Not that most people would want to do such to a 700, though. The 78 Sportsman stocks were extremely plain and straight-grained; so much so that most look like shaped 2x4s. The 78 Sportsman stocks will also interchange with 700 BDLs and CDLs, but magazine parts may need to be added or subtracted, depending upon which way you're going with the swap. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

August 11, 2018, 02:52 AM	#2
cptjack Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2014 Posts: 314	no

August 12, 2018, 05:12 PM	#5
agtman Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2001 Location: midwest Posts: 2,374	The differences abound ... Winchester Mod. 70s bolts were originally CRF, whereas Remy 700's are PF. Mod. 70s are preferred by big game & dangerous game hunters; Mod. 700s are preferred by precision-accuracy freaks and long-distance (Mil & L.E.) snipers.

August 12, 2018, 10:23 PM	#7
LineStretcher Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2018 Posts: 619	I think the actual question was a typo. I think he meant Model 7 vs Model 700. The answer is still the same.. No. There's really no reason to ask if a Winchester stock is the same as a Remington.

August 13, 2018, 12:06 AM	#9
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	A glance at the bottom of the receiver says all. 700 was rather clever in that it is based on round stock. It made for cheaper production of a receiver. The recoil lug is a separate piece of metal that is held in place by the barrel. https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...nsions.jpg&f=1 Contrast that to the flat bottom of the Win 70. It is closer to the Mauser 98. Note the recoil lug that is integral to the receiver: https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=...361354.jpg&f=1 __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

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