For those wondering why the military did not continue using the Model 70 and abandoned it in favor of the Remington Model 700, McGuire gave a cogent synopsis of the reasoning behind this decision: [For Vietnam], the Marines wanted a bolt-action rifle with a medium-heavy barrel and a sporter stock. The barrel, receiver, bolt handle, cocking piece trigger guard, and buttplate have the Winchester charcoal blue finish. For this operation, Carlos selected a .30-06 Winchester Model 70 mounting a Lyman 8X telescope that McAbee had fine-tuned. [20] During a volunteer mission days before the end of his first deployment, he crawled over 1,500 yards of field to shoot a PAVN general.[who? What many people don't realize is that the Unertl scope back in the day doesn't have glass amplification. Their official role was for use in marksmanship training, but that's not where they would all end up. In addition to sniper rifles, model 70s were used extensively in marksmanship training and in match team shooting. I was quickly brought back to reality when shooting this system. Known as Van Orden rifles, these model 70 sniper rifles were at last procured under the watchful eye of Brigadier General George Van Orden. The ranging peice was plastic and many distort over the years. ][21][22] He was not informed of the details of the mission until he accepted it. A list of modern browsers is below; simply click an icon to go to the browsers download page. You can Cerakote the stainless barrela good artist can pretty much replicate any finish. During the Vietnam War, Marine Corps Veteran Carlos Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong personnel. Some of the snipers now in Vietnam were not yet born when the telescopic sights they use were employed in a different war. What type of rifle did Carlos Hathcock use? It was this . The rifles inherent accuracy was ideally suited as a sniping rifle. [38] He is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. The metal finishes were done by Ken Pederson ofPederson Arms in Arlington, WA. It had a standard weight barrel as well as a clip guide milled into the receiver bridge so 5-round stripper clips could quickly and easily charge the magazine. Great project. Click here for more information. Keep an eye on the CMP Auction Site. He fell into a state of depression when he was forced out of the Marines because he felt as if the service had kicked him out. That's the way I look at it. An unknown number of additional Model 70s were eventually purchased for military use - both standard rifles and the marksman style target rifles. It is a Model 70 National Match version made before 1940. The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54. The rifles were a special order spec sent from Winchester to Evaluators Limited of Triangle, VA, where they were fully accurized to meet Van Orden's detailed sniper specification. Winchester requested the Marines evaluate the rifles generally for suitability of use in combat, and specifically for use as sniper rifles. He used a M2 .50 Cal Browning machine gun mounting a telescopic sight at a range of 2,500 yd, taking down a single Vietcong guerrilla. His previous skill as a marksman had won him a variety of matches and trophies at places like Camp Perry in Ohio. While the causes and conduct of that war remain a subject of great debate, an interesting aspect of the conflict is the use of the Winchester Model 70 as a precision rifle by the US forces, especially by the US Marine Corps snipers. Carlos Hathcock's sniper rifle! Carlos Hathcock, the most celebrated US sniper in history, preferred the model 70 over a host of other rifles at his disposal, using it extensively in combat during the Vietnam war, and in Wimbledon matches at Camp Perry in the years that followed. His primary rifle was one of the Corps Winchester Model 70 target rifles, chambered in 30-06 and topped with an 8-power Unertl target scope in an externally adjustable mount. The Marine Corps clearly believed that the existing Model 1903, tuned to match grade, was a superior sniping rifle as compared to the Model 70. The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action, sporting rifle that can be used for hunting or shooting. .30-06 Winchester Model 70 National Match Rifles equipped with a medium heavy barrel for use during the 1955 National Matches. The recipient of the memo replied on Feb. 7, 1955: The total number of weapons required for the 1955 Matches is 204. It has been confirmed that the U.S. Army purchased in excess of 200 Model 70 rifles between 1954 and 1959, mainly from Van Ordens firm. Accurate in every detail, enjoyed reading this. On some occasions, however, he used a different weapon: the M2 Browning machine gun, on which he mounted an 8X Unertl scope, using a bracket made by metalworkers of the SeaBees. [7][8][9] After a platoon of Vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down "White Feather", many Marines in the same area donned white feathers to deceive the enemy. "[41][42] A sniper range named for Hathcock is at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Remarkably, a few remain in service to this day. They are fragile and the external rings may or may not offer as fine adjustments for windage and elevation. Although never adopted for combat use by the U.S. military, some Model 70 rifles were used as sniping rifles during World War II, Korea and Vietnam.Soon after Pearl Harbor, two members of the U.S. Marine Corps Equipment Board, Capt. Most of the Model 70 sniper rifles issued by the Marines to snipers in the early stage of the Vietnam War were pre-war or early WWII production Model 70 .30-06 Standard Rifles purchased during WWII. The success of the Model 70 on the rifle range attracted renewed interest from the U.S. Army as evidenced by a Feb. 2, 1955, memo from the Office of the Chief of Ordnance to the Chief of Army Field Forces, which stated: It is requested that this office be furnished [with] your comments and recommendations relative to procurement of cal. [2] At one point he was nearly bitten by a bamboo viper, but had the presence of mind to avoid moving and giving up his position. He stayed in the Marine Corps, but his health continued to decline. Yeah it was, it was missing the an action screw and one that held on the trigger guard. 2023 Rock Island Auction Company. Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives. If one was to follow the change of power procedures described above, it gives an incredible latitude to the scopes use. Nevertheless, Winchester Model 70s teamed with the Unertl scopes were superb sniping arms, certainly better than anything else in the militarys inventory at the time. Im sure with a lot of practice and tons of time behind the rifle, it could become almost second nature, but for the time we had it, it wasnt something to brag about. The Model 70 was largely based on theModel 54, and is today still highly regarded by shooters and is often called The Riflemans Rifle. The sniper system shoots theM72 match ammunition loaded with 173-grain boat-tailed bullets (.30-06). [44] Turner Saddlery similarly honored Hathcock by producing a line of leather rifle slings based on his design. Carlos held the record for the longest kill for 35 years. The Riflemans Rifle, fitted with an 8X Unertl, was used by the military in long-range competition, then eventually by Marines in Vietnam. I have a 53 heavy barreled action that needs the same treatment. By the end of his first deployment Hathcock's life was worth $30,000 to the North Vietnamese . Carlos Hathcock usually used a Winchester Model 70 in .30 .06. If I don't get those bastards, then they're gonna kill a lot of these kids dressed up like Marines. The Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock Award is presented annually by the National Defense Industrial Association "to recognize an individual who has made significant contributions in operational employment and tactics of small arms weapons systems which have impacted the readiness and capabilities of the U.S. military or law enforcement. SIGHTS: Folding rear, bead front This listing is for a preowned Winchester 70 bolt action rifle chambered in 300 Win Mag with a 3+1 capacity and a 26" barrel in . Above, Marine rifleman Dalton Gunderson eyes the enemy through an 8X Unertl scope on top of his Special Services-procured Winchester Model 70 in Vietnam. The barrel is a "sendero" profile made by Bartlein and installed by Moon. Due to the extreme injuries he suffered in Vietnam, he was in nearly constant pain, but continued to dedicate himself to teaching snipers. Using this rifle, we shot at increments of 100 yards, all the way out to 1,000 to test our modern-day sniper skills. Hathcock held the record for the highest bounty and killed every known Vietnamese marksman who sought him to try to collect it. He and other Marines who were riding on top of the vehicle were sprayed with flaming gasoline caused by the explosion. Hathcock generally used the standard sniper rifle: the Winchester Model 70 chambered for .30-06 Springfield cartridges, with the standard 8-power Unertl scope. The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action sporting/hunting rifle. [22] As the general exited his encampment, Hathcock fired a single shot that struck the general in the chest, killing him. Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. The Model 70's suitability as a sniping rifle during the Vietnam War should be unquestioned, as the most famous and revered sniper of the war, Carlos Hathcock, used the rifle with. The following year Hathcock deployed to South Vietnam with the 1st Marine Division, where he was soon assigned sniper duties. The stock is nicely figured American walnut with checkered forearm and pistol grip and has the Winchester semi-gloss varnish finish. This rebuild work varied but generally consisted of replacing the original sporter barrels with heavier 24" or 26" barrels and replacing the stocks as necessary, often with new target stocks procured from Winchester. "[20] Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper: "I like shooting, and I love hunting. Steam rose from the damp jungle mulch. Probably overthinking this but I like to use the "stops" at each end of the power range in this application. [6] The Viet Cong and PAVN called Hathcock Lng Trng, translated as "White Feather", because of the white feather he kept in a band on his bush hat. All it would take is an '06 reamer if one was inclined. He was honored by having a rifle named after him: a variant of the M21 dubbed the Springfield Armory M25 White Feather, for the nickname "White Feather" given to Hathcock by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The USMC was still using the Model 70s as both target rifle for international match competition and pseudo-sniper rifle work . Model 70 sniper rifles were used by US Marine snipers continuously from WWII, through the Vietnam War. The Unertl Scope used during that time didnt have the glass clarification that we have become so accustomed to. All Rights Reserved. I got this guy for $501 delivered to my door. Being medically discharged, he received 100 percent disability pay. Scope not included. Carlos Hathcock, the most celebrated US sniper in history, preferred the model 70 over a host of other rifles at his disposal, using it extensively in combat during the Vietnam war, and in Wimbledon matches at Camp Perry in the years that followed. Regardless, the fact that there were a number of Model 1903 Marine Corps match rifles, along with spare parts, already on-hand resulted in the idea of a standardized Model 70 sniping rifle being doomed from the start.Despite the Marine Corps firm rejection of the Model 70, some of these rifles did, in fact, serve overseas in combat, albeit on an unofficial basis. Gunnery Sgt. [34] After the war, a friend showed Hathcock a passage written by Ernest Hemingway: "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and like it, never really care for anything else thereafter." At that point Jim told Carlos to take her down. From an early age, he was fond of firearms. Van Orden would go on to author a report recommending adoption of the Model 70 for sniper use. Barrett products are used by civilians, sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military, and more than 75 State Department-approved countries around the world. Press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection. On 10 July 1969, Carlos Hathcock and Ron McAbee were providing security for convoys along Western Route 4. With complete disregard for his own safety and while suffering excruciating pain from his burns, he bravely ran back through the flames and exploding ammunition to ensure that no Marines had been left behind in the burning vehicle. The rifle has no Marine or U.S. property marks on any component. The serial number of this rifle, "48213" falls within the serial number range of Marine WWII Model 70 rifles listed on pages 49-50 of Death from Afar Volume 1" by Chandler & Chandler but is not included on the list. On some occasions, however, he used a different weapon: . In November 1965, USMC Gy/Sgt. Carlos Hathcock holds the Marine Corps record for the longest confirmed sniper kill shot. Winchester Model 70 It was long thought that Hathcock, armed with his Winchester Model 70 . Wow. 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Estimated Price: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000 Price Realized: Details Outstanding, Rare and Well Documented Winchester Model 70 U.S.M.C. Gunny Hathcock's venerable Winchester could certainly tell a tale or two. that had been originally purchased [as] across-the course bolt guns for the National Matches. Btn., 7th Marines, under young Marine Capt. [23][failed verification] This effort took four days and three nights without sleep and with constant inch-by-inch crawling. Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. Hathcock himself estimated that he had killed between 300 and 400 enemy personnel during the Vietnam War. The Model 70 was originally manufactured by the . "He got that right," Hathcock said. They are a little tedious to adjust but have very clear glass and a very fine cross hair recticle. The scope has a fine crosshair reticle and is fitted with screw-on steel lens covers. According to Winchester documents, these rifles were shipped to the Marine Corps on May 29, 1942. What should the discerning collector look for in a potential buy? Land told Hathcock to "put another round in her." Hathcock fired again and her body convulsed. [45] On March 9, 2007, the rifle and pistol complex at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was officially renamed the Carlos Hathcock Range Complex.[46]. The rifle most associated with Carlos Hathcock is the Winchester model 70 sniper rifle with an 8X-power Unertl scope. While the Colt Model 601 was the first AR-15 to be mass-produced, there were several design variations that came before during the platform's development. [17] However, scholars such as Jerry Lembcke have cast doubt on Hathcock's account and questioned the existence of "Apache". He was the only child of Carlos and Agnes Hathcock. Very nice work. Lots of posts I haven't come back to as of late. Hathcock took possession of the dead sniper's rifle, hoping to bring it home as a "trophy", but after he turned it in and tagged it, it was stolen from the armory. RIAC believes that this website is accessible to the widest possible audience pursuant to the guidelines of the Americans with Disability Act. This rifle is illustrated and described on pages 66 and 67 of "The One Round War" by Peter Senich. In 1966, Hathcock started his deployment in the Vietnam War as a military policeman and later became a sniper after Captain Edward James Land pushed the Marines into raising snipers in every platoon. The M40 (wood stock R700 & Redfield) was around but he was VERY familiar with the M70 target rifle as part of the USMC Rifle Team.
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