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Originally Posted by Homie
Very nice thread on the "RIFLEMAN"S RIFLE". It's always nice to see them still in action after all these years!
Paladin- Is there a story as to why your '49 rifle has a monte carlo stock?
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The old gentleman I bought my '49 vintage Model 70 from said he had it for decades, and I have no doubt it's the original factory stock. Correct metal buttplate and all. The receiver is factory drilled and tapped for scope mounts, so it sure was intended for scope use. I'm not enough up on proper stocks to know if Monte Carlo stocks were an option or standard equipment in 1949. Maybe someone who has a '49 Winchester catalog, a '49 Stoeger's Bible or a '49 Gun Digest could tell us.