When Winchester in the '60s introduced the M670 as a cheapened verion of the M70, one of the things that they did to lower the price of the M670 was to replace the walnut stocks with a different wood. I have heard that the M570 stocks were made of beech stained to look like light colored walnut. Anybody know for sure what wood Winchester actually used in these guns?

Thanks.

Thanks.

They were made from Birch, stained and finished in a light color walnut.

Yes I repaired enough of the M670's in 300 Winchester (only made in that caliber a year or two )
They were prone to splitting thru the action screws, so had to repair and glass bed a lot of them.

James Wisner

James, thanks for the reply and information. I just bought a 670 in .225 Winchester to complete my collection of factory-made bolt-action rifles in .225 Winchester caliber and
I was wondering what the stock was made of. They sure did a good job of matching the color and look of my M70 heavy barrel in .225, they are almost identical.