50 Guns That Changed the World by Robert A. Sadowski

Author:Robert A. Sadowski
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2015-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Jack O’Connor and his son Brad at a successful moose hunt in British Columbia. Courtesy Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center; jack-oconnor.org.

The old man and his sheep, O’Connor hunted sheep with a pair of Winchester Model 70s both chambered in .270 Winchester. Courtesy Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center; jack-oconnor.org.

Makeshift Sniper Rifle

During World War II the Marines had Model 70 rifles on hand for training but called the rifles into service in the Pacific Theater. They were also used in the Korean War. They were chambered in .30-06 with a 24-inch, hunting-style taper barrel. After Korea, many of the rifles were reconditioned with a heavier barrel and the stocks were also bedded to free float the barrel to aid accuracy. Unertl 8x power scope, the high-tech optic of the day, was typically mounted on the Model 70s. During the Vietnam War these reconditioned Model 70s were issued to snipers like legendary Marine sniper Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock. Hathcock used a Model 70 to kill a North Vietnamese sniper in a famous shot. He killed the enemy sniper by shooting him in the eye through the riflescope of the enemy sniper.

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