Winchester model 670 (70)

[coloradoman]

So I inherited a model 670 .243 and was trying to see what year it was made.
Everything I find shows model 670 (70) ?
Is the 670 considered a model 70?
If so it shows this gun was made in 1949 but I don’t know if that is really right. Serial # 123816?
I’m confused lol

 

[Homer]

They were produced from 1966 till 1979...as a lower priced version of the model 70...

 

[coloradoman]

That’s what I thought a cheap gun
I plugged in the serial number and it said 1949 but I’m sure that isn’t right

 

[coloradoman]

Thanks for confirming Homer!

 

[Homer]

That’s what I thought a cheap gun
I plugged in the serial number and it said 1949 but I’m sure that isn’t right

I'm sure that was a model 70 with that serial number...

Dates -

winchestercollector.org

Winchester Model 670 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Cahunter805]

The 670 is a great rifle. Every one I’ve been around have been very accurate.
Post some pics.

 

[coloradoman]

 

[RS]

My Dad gave me a model 670 in .270 as my 1st rifle in 1970 and my older brother had one in .300 WM. They are good rifles.

 

[Blank]

When the wife and I got married in 1978, I had to borrow her Dad's Lee Enfield 303 British to shoot my first elk. Hated that rifle, so the next year I went out and bought a Win 670 in 30-06 to kill my second one. It was an OK rifle, and had a natural oil finish birch hardwood stock, that had all the fit and feature of a #1 grade 2x4". Light as heck, and kicked like a mule. It only lasted a year or two before it moved on to someone else.

 

[llamapacker]

Winchester 670 rifles are decent rifles, with "hardwood" stocks instead of the more desirable walnut on model 70's. The finish is a little more coarse, and there are a few other cost saving measures.
Overall, still a functional rifle, that is more than serviceable.
They will never appreciate like a model 70 might, but they generally shoot quite well and are more than adequate in the woods.
They have there own serial number range, so you can't look up the number in a model 70 registry.

Bill

 

[coloradoman]

Actually my serial number did come up in the model 70 registry

 

[coloradoman]

I'm sure that was a model 70 with that serial number...

Dates -

winchestercollector.org

Winchester Model 670 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is the site I used and it doesn’t have a 670 so I used 70 with the serial number and it said 1949

 

[llamapacker]

The model 670 was not even manufactured in 1949. See the post above for manufacturing dates. Yes, it may have the same serial number as a model 70, but you cannot look it up in the model 70 list.
I am not aware of a cross reference for serial numbers and dates for the model 670. Best guess is it was made between 1966 - 1979.
Bill

 

[coloradoman]

The model 670 was not even manufactured in 1949. See the post above for manufacturing dates. Yes, it may have the same serial number as a model 70, but you cannot look it up in the model 70 list.
I am not aware of a cross reference for serial numbers and dates for the model 670. Best guess is it was made between 1966 - 1979.
Bill

Agreed!

 

[jls456]

My dad bought me one in1965 for my 12th birthday.
As said they were a economy model of Model 70. I still have and us it,occasionally,and I’m 69.