C&R · II · 616
Winchester Model 70 Mannlicher
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 20 ↗
Winchester, Model 70, rifle, cal.’s .308, .270 Winchester, or 30-06, 19" barrel and Mannlicher type stock, made from 1968 to 1971.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “19" barrel and Mannlicher type stock”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1968–1971 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “made from 1968 to 1971”
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Repeating Arms Company” ↗, maker: “In December 1980, the New Haven plant was sold to its employees” and “incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company”, “granted a license to make Winchester arms”; Olin made Winchester arms until then; made 1968–1971, before the sale: Olin era.
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 70” ↗, country: ATF names the Model 70; article: every Model 70 is a U.S.-made bolt-action rifle (infobox origin United States)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 70” ↗, action: ATF names the Model 70; article: the Model 70 is a bolt-action rifle (infobox action bolt action), incl. the 1968 revision
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchestermodel70.jpg” by Meniscus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 70”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker the "Rifleman's Rifle". The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs, and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54, itself being based on a Mauser 98–type action.