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  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "winchester-model-70",
    "name": "Winchester Model 70",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "winchester",
      "name": "Winchester Repeating Arms"
    },
    "category": "rifle",
    "action": "bolt-action",
    "calibers": [
      ".30-06 Springfield",
      ".270 Winchester",
      ".308 Winchester",
      ".300 Winchester Magnum"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Model 70 Featherweight",
      "Model 70 Super Grade",
      "The Rifleman’s Rifle"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Model 70 Featherweight, Super Grade, and Extreme Weather"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/winchester-model-70.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/winchester-model-70.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Winchester Repeating Arms limits owner disassembly: Bolt removal, and unscrewing the bolt sleeve/firing pin assembly from the bolt (not disassembling the firing pin assembly further than Figure 22).",
    "This work order is written for the Winchester Model 70. It is reported to cover Model 70 Featherweight, Super Grade, and Extreme Weather — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Bolt removal, and unscrewing the bolt sleeve/firing pin assembly from the bolt (not disassembling the firing pin assembly further than Figure 22).",
    "statement": "Winchester tells owners never to take the Model 70 apart further than the manual explains; further disassembly for service or cleaning is for a qualified gunsmith or Winchester's Arnold, Missouri service facility.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
      "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
      "page": "31",
      "pdfPage": 33,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf#page=33",
      "quote": "NEVER ATTEMPT TO TAKE YOUR FIREARM APART FURTHER THAN EXPLAINED IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL. YOUR FIREARM IS A SPECIALIZED, FINELY FITTED MECHANISM. YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE IT BY ATTEMPTING TO DISASSEMBLE THE INNER MECHANISM. IF FURTHER DISASSEMBLY FOR SERVICE OR CLEANING IS REQUIRED, TAKE YOUR FIREARM TO A QUALIFIED GUNSMITH, OR CONTACT OUR ARNOLD, MISSOURI SERVICE FACILITY"
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 1,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "A classic two-screw bolt rifle with a simple bolt and a bolt sleeve that unscrews. The traps are small: the sleeve is stiff to turn on a new rifle, the claw extractor must be aligned, the three-position safety position matters, and bolts are serial-matched for headspace.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 50,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "stand-in: pre-1964 controlled-round-feed Winchester Model 70 and 70 Featherweight per the Gun Digest exploded drawing legend (courtesy James M. Triggs), keys 1-50: receiver, barrel, sights, bolt with ",
      "basis": "publication-diagram",
      "source": {
        "title": "The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings (975 isometric views) — Winchester 'Model 70 and 70 Featherweight Bolt-Action Rifle'",
        "publisher": "Gun Digest Books / Krause Publications (scan on archive.org)",
        "reliability": "secondary",
        "url": "https://archive.org/download/the-book-of-exploded-gun-drawings-975-isometric-views/The%20Book%20of%20Exploded%20Gun%20Drawings%20-%20975%20Isometric%20Views.pdf",
        "page": "book p. 967 (PDF page 968)",
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "50 Rear Guard Bow Screw"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "With the firing pin down, the bolt sleeve has to be turned back to its notch. On a new rifle it may need the firing pin gripped in a padded vise.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
          "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "On a new gun where surfaces are not yet burnished from use, it may be difficult to rotate the bolt sleeve by hand. If so, carefully grasp the lower section of the firing pin in a padded vise, pull and turn."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The claw extractor has to be lined up with the right-hand lug or the bolt will not enter, and the safety must be in its intermediate position.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
          "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Make sure the claw extractor is perfectly lined up with the right-hand locking lug."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Bolts are fitted and serial-etched for headspace. In a multi-gun shop job, bolts must never be swapped between rifles.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
          "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "To assure your safety, never interchange bolts, as they may not have the proper head space."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 30,
      "rebuild": 45,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Stock and bottom metal, bolt sleeve, firing pin and safety, extractor, bolt stop. The trigger is left as a unit.",
      "source": null
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      {
        "assembly": "Stock / bottom metal",
        "removes": [
          "action screws",
          "trigger guard / floorplate",
          "magazine box, spring, follower",
          "swivel studs",
          "recoil pad or butt plate"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin assembly (shroud, cocking piece, mainspring)",
          "extractor",
          "ejector and spring",
          "bolt sleeve and sleeve lock",
          "three-position safety and plunger"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "trigger assembly (as a unit)",
          "bolt stop and spring",
          "safety (if receiver-mounted)",
          "scope bases / iron sights"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 7,
      "springs": 9,
      "detents": 2,
      "basis": "counted by name in keys 1-50 (line items). Pins: 18 breechbolt sleeve lock pin, 22 safety lock stop pin, 25 ejector pin, 29 trigger pin, 37 sear pin, 43 magazine cover hinge pin, 48 magazine cover cat"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "padded vise",
        "usedFor": "Turning a stiff bolt sleeve"
      },
      {
        "tool": "torque driver",
        "usedFor": "Action screws"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Use the rifle's own serial-matched bolt",
        "why": "Headspace.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
          "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "To assure your safety, never interchange bolts, as they may not have the proper head space."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Action screw torque",
        "why": "Affects zero.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Re-zero sights or scope",
        "why": "Sights and optics come off for coating, and point of impact must be re-confirmed. This is a standard check, so no source.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "Bore guide",
      "required": true,
      "usedFor": "Cleaning from the breech without damaging the throat or the crown.",
      "substitute": "There is no good substitute. A rod run into an unguided chamber scrapes the throat."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hex key or screwdriver matching the action screws",
      "required": false,
      "usedFor": "Removing the barrelled action from the stock. Not needed for routine cleaning."
    },
    {
      "name": "Torque wrench",
      "required": false,
      "usedFor": "Reinstalling action screws to a consistent value, which is an accuracy variable on every bolt rifle."
    }
  ],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Place the safety in the on position."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Lift the bolt handle and draw the bolt fully rearward, extracting and ejecting any chambered round."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Unload the magazine: on a hinged floorplate rifle press the floorplate latch and let the rounds fall out; on a detachable magazine rifle remove the magazine; on a blind magazine cycle the bolt to feed and eject each round.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine contents"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Inspect the chamber and magazine well with a light and physically confirm the chamber is empty.",
          "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
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          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Confirm the firing pin is cocked — the cocking indicator should protrude at least 1/8 in from the rear of the bolt sleeve. If it is not cocked, cock it with the rifle unloaded and the muzzle in a safe direction by raising and lowering the bolt handle.",
              "tip": "If the indicator will not protrude, the bolt has been partially disassembled. Sort that out before going further."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Place the safety in its INTERMEDIATE position.",
              "warning": "Not the fire position. The Model 70's three-position safety has a middle detent that locks the firing pin while still letting the bolt be worked, and that is the position the manual specifies for bolt removal."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Raise the bolt handle and draw the bolt fully to the rear."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Depress the bolt stop at the left rear of the receiver and remove the bolt.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Clean the bore from the breech using a bore guide, and clean the bolt face, lugs, and chamber.",
              "tip": "Winchester notes it is always advisable to remove the bolt before cleaning."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "procedure": "stock-removal",
          "title": "Remove the Barrelled Action from the Stock",
          "level": "detail-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Verify the rifle is unloaded and remove the bolt and magazine."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Remove the action screws from the bottom of the stock, noting which screw came from which hole.",
              "tip": "They are often different lengths.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Action screws",
                "Floorplate or magazine assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Lift the barrelled action out of the stock.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Stock"
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
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          "name": "Bolt",
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          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Action screws",
          "procedure": "stock-removal",
          "level": "detail-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Floorplate or magazine assembly",
          "procedure": "stock-removal",
          "level": "detail-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Stock",
          "procedure": "stock-removal",
          "level": "detail-strip",
          "step": 3
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          "appliesTo": "Model 70 Featherweight, 30-06 SPRG, item 535200228",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
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            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-70/model-70-featherweight.html",
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        {
          "component": "Receiver",
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            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
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          }
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        {
          "component": "Barrel",
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          "note": null,
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            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
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        {
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            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
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          }
        },
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          "component": "Stock",
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          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "Model 70 Featherweight, 30-06 SPRG, item 535200228",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
            "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
            "reliability": "primary",
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            "quote": "Stock Material Black Walnut"
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        },
        {
          "component": "Stock",
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          "appliesTo": "Model 70 Featherweight, 30-06 SPRG, item 535200228",
          "note": null,
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            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
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            "reliability": "primary",
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        {
          "component": "Trigger",
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          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Trigger guard",
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          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "Model 70 Featherweight, 30-06 SPRG, item 535200228",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
            "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-70/model-70-featherweight.html",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Trigger Guard Material Alloy"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Floor plate",
          "material": "Steel",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "Model 70 Featherweight, 30-06 SPRG, item 535200228",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
            "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-70/model-70-featherweight.html",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Floor Plate Material Steel"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "stock-removal",
          "title": "Remove the Barrelled Action from the Stock",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "To reinstall, seat the action in the stock, start both screws by hand, then tighten the front screw first and the rear second to a consistent torque.",
              "warning": "Inconsistent action screw torque is one of the most common causes of a rifle that will not hold zero. Consult your stock maker’s specification rather than guessing."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        },
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Use only this rifle's own bolt.",
              "warning": "The bolt is selected and fitted at the factory for correct headspace and is etched with the rifle's serial number. Never interchange bolts. If yours is lost or damaged, the rifle goes back to the factory for a fitted replacement."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Place the safety in its intermediate position and check that the claw extractor is perfectly lined up with the right-hand locking lug."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Insert the bolt into the receiver with its lugs aligned with the lug tracks."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Push the bolt fully forward and lower the handle to the locked position. The safety can now be operated."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Confirm the safety is in either the intermediate or the rear on-safe position, then perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "sourced",
      "manufacturer": [
        {
          "fastener": "Action screws (2)",
          "appliesTo": null,
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 35,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 4,
              "in-lb": 35,
              "ft-lb": 2.9
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Seat the barreled action in the stock and refit the magazine box, if fitted, and the bottom metal before torquing. The screws take a 5/32\" Allen wrench.",
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
            "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
            "page": "PDF p. 26",
            "pdfPage": 26,
            "pageUrl": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf#page=26",
            "quote": "Torque the two action screws to 35 inch pounds."
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Scope base screws (receiver drilled and tapped, two screws per base)",
          "appliesTo": "Winchester Model 70",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 25,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 2.8,
              "in-lb": 25,
              "ft-lb": 2.1
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": "Remove the bolt; remove the four filler screws; pre-position the bases; insert the screws and check inside the receiver that they are not too long to interfere with the bolt; then torque. Do not overtighten.",
          "threadlocker": "'Many gunsmiths find it helpful to use a drop of serviceable thread locking compound to ensure the screws are tight. Make sure the thread locking compound does not get into the action or trigger.'",
          "source": {
            "title": "Model 70 Owner's Manual (web edition)",
            "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/support/owners-manuals/model-70.html",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Torque the screws to 25 in. lb. Do not overtighten."
          }
        }
      ],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "From Winchester's Model 70 owner's manual, where the value is given at the end of the trigger adjustment procedures. It is the value for any reinstallation of the barreled action in the stock."
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded and the magazine is empty before each check.",
        "Cycle the bolt and confirm it cocks and closes fully into battery.",
        "With the action cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The firing pin must not release.",
        "Disengage the safety without touching the trigger. The firing pin must not release.",
        "Press the trigger and confirm the firing pin releases cleanly.",
        "Confirm the bolt release retains the bolt.",
        "Load dummy rounds and confirm they feed from the magazine and eject cleanly."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [
    {
      "symptom": "The bolt will not come out of the receiver.",
      "cause": "The safety is in the wrong position, or the firing pin is not cocked.",
      "fix": "Put the safety in its INTERMEDIATE position — not fire — and confirm the cocking indicator protrudes at least 1/8 in, then depress the bolt stop and withdraw the bolt."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": "winchester-m70-manual",
      "title": "Winchester Model 70 Bolt-Action Rifle Owner's Manual",
      "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/content/dam/winchester-repeating-arms/support/owners-manuals/2019/17-WRA-424_Model%2070_SR_OM_WEB.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "winchester-repeating-arms-0cf2bf",
      "title": "Model 70 Owner's Manual (web edition)",
      "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/support/owners-manuals/model-70.html",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "winchesterguns-specs-38ade9",
      "title": "Model 70 Featherweight — Specifications (Winchester Repeating Arms)",
      "publisher": "Winchester Repeating Arms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/model-70/model-70-featherweight.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "tier-41721d1b",
      "title": "The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings (975 isometric views) — Winchester 'Model 70 and 70 Featherweight Bolt-Action Rifle'",
      "publisher": "Gun Digest Books / Krause Publications (scan on archive.org)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://archive.org/download/the-book-of-exploded-gun-drawings-975-isometric-views/The%20Book%20of%20Exploded%20Gun%20Drawings%20-%20975%20Isometric%20Views.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}