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I recently purchased a used 70 in .270 WSM. It has a brown laminated stock, which seems very ‘fat” for a factory gun, but I cannot find any info on this type. Also got a clean Model 59 12 gauge from the same place. 
Look’s like a Model 70 “Coyote” model to me. As I recall these were made in the late 1990’s through mid 2000’s. I had a couple and both were in the WSSM calibers.
Steve
November 5, 2014
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Sorry this is ‘off topic’… But when Steve said ‘coyote model’ I couldn’t resist posting this picture of my brother with a coyote he killed on his farm near Winchester Virginia. The coyote was running a deer in broad daylight and he shot it from his back porch.
Note that his ‘coyote rifle’ is a restored M43 deluxe in 22 Hornet. The scope is a Lyman Alaskan fit with a Litschert attachment.
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WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
Louis,
I like it! That is precisely what the Model 43 and the 22 Hornet was designed for. My Model 43 22 Hornet rifle is a bit more “Tactical” than your brother’s rifle… it has a Picatinny rail mounted on the top of the receiver (specially milled to match the contour and hole spacing of the factory drilled & tapped scope mount holes). I have an early production Leupold Vari-X II 2×7 scope on mine and it is a tack driver out to 150-yards. It is one of my most favored rifles to shoot.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
November 5, 2014
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Bert-
I though you’d like it since you are an ardent student (surveyor) of the Model 43.
I did miss speak about the scope above. That rifle has a Weaver K2.5 with Litschert ‘Spot Shot’ attachment. The barrel on the ‘coyote rifle’ had been drilled with two non-factory holes for a Weaver base (and the wider spacing works better for a ‘long’ scope anyway). The Lyman Alaskan/Litschert scope is on a different factory drilled M43 in a Redfield base that uses the factory holes.
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
Lou,
The next edition of the WACA Collector magazine will have my article on the Model 43 in it… thanks again to you and your brother for the pictures and information you shared with me.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
November 5, 2014
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Bert-
Great. Glad to hear it’s in the upcoming issue. That is a very well done article and will clear up a lot of confusion about the M43. It answers a lot of our questions. Look forward to seeing it in print!
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
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