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How reliable is the feeding and extraction of the various WSM calibers in the Model 70 Classics? I'm considering either a WSM or a 30-06 and will choose the 30-06 if it has significantly better reliability. Thank you for any feedback. David | ||
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I've built WSM on both Winchester Shadow CR/PF and Howa actions. No feeding problems. | |||
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quote:The 30-06 is by far a better feeder than the WSM cartridges, but that doesn't mean that you can't get the WSM's to feed very well, it just takes a little more work. Right now it's a crap shoot on factory Winchesters as to whether or not they will feed reliably out of the box. From what I know of the problems that they have, and the materials and components that they are using, I'm surprised that they feed as well as they do. Their problems include poor follower design, coupled with a week mag spring and bad mag box and feed rail dimensions. Other than that, they're great. If your main concern is reliability and smooth feeding, the 30-06 wins hands down in just about any bolt-action rifle design FWIW. | |||
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Get the '06. I like the fact I can walk into any 'Mart and slap down a twenty and march out with 40 rounds of factory ammo. Personally, I am not that excited about the WSMs and I wish Winchester would have focused on improving the quality of the Classics line instead of R&D on unneccessary cartridges. | |||
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