Does anyone know what the differences are between the Winchester 70 classic and the M1999? Can a Win 70 stock be modified to fit the M1999? Thanks in advance.

Joe

longshot,
i am in that process right now. i bought a take off stock and got an action to build a shop gun. i am using it to build several fixtures to polish some of the as cast surfaces and to learn what is going to be needed to put these in available stocks. my idea is to give my customers a better gun value than a converted military gun. i will gladly post what is needed when i get to it. the paying work has me swamped right now.

I asked a stock turner the same question and he said there were areas that were fine and some would have gaps. Others on this board tried it with synthetics and all were surprised at the difficulty. At least you can fill a glass stock and paint it. I decided to start from scratch.

The only difference is the the length of the receiver. You have to inlet a bit more, maybe a quarter inch, for the front receiver ring. Otherwise it's almost a drop-in.

Bob, is the bottom metal between the two? What about the bolt release?

The hole spacing between the front and rear guard screw is the same on both and the "one piece" floorplate/trigger bow assembly is interchangeable. The boxes are not however.