New Winchester Model 70

I just bought a new Winchester Model 70 Featherlight.  Does anyone know if this rifle is glass bedded?  I thought I had read somewhere that it was.  If it is not, do you guys think it needs to be.  Also, do any of you guys own any of the new models from the SC plant and what do you think of them?  Be honest, I can handle it.

The new M70's I've seen look to me to be maybe a tad better finished than the New Haven rifles.  The checkering definitely looks better executed.  Wood finish seems better.  Metal finish is maybe a bit better.  These rifles do come bedded, but I don't know how good a job FN does, having no field experience with the new rifles and having never removed the stock from one.  I agree with Horsemany that it seems to be a sacrilege to get rid of the old tried and true M70 trigger, as you couldn't get a simpler, more rugged, more dependable trigger than it was.  When properly tuned, it could be made to produce a very good pull... maybe not quite as good as some of the newer trigger designs, but plenty good enough for hunting use.  Unlike a trigger with moving parts enclosed in a housing, it's virtually impossible to gum up the old Winchester M70 trigger, so you could always depend on it to work.  Having said all that, the new 3-lever "MOA" trigger undoubtedly has a lighter, cleaner pull with less perceptible trigger movement.

I looked at a new M70 at the gun shop a couple of months ago. It was a 30-06. The fit and finish was excellent. The trigger pull was also very decent. The wood was only average and I did not care for the finish on the wood. I had (and have now sold) one of the last 70's out of New Haven. It was not good, and the action was about as rough as one could imagine. I believe the new versions to be MUCH improved. I just may pick one up myself. 

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From www.gunbroker.com at nothern firearms witch is part of Reid's Sporting goods in Minnesota.  I paid retail for the rrife, but a lot of other site wanted a lot more.  Go to gunbroker or yahoo Reid's Sporting Goods in Minnesota and you will get the same price.

reeds is about 45 miles straight east of me, give em a call toll free. 1-800-346-0019