Winchester model 70 22 Hornet receiver

bundy

May 18, 2015 08:51

Can anyone tell me if the model 70 receivers used to make up the 22 Hornet were stamped with a "H"? There is one up for auction and the seller claims it is a 22 Hornet receiver because it has a H stamped on the recoil lug. I was under the impression there was no difference in the receivers used for the Hornets, so why would Winchester have marked it with a H.

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  MG1890

  May 18, 2015 16:33

  I don't remember anything about a "H" in the Rule book....

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  CapnMidnight

  May 18, 2015 21:14

  This has got me puzzled as well, I've never seen an H on a hornet action. There is no reason for it. I think this guy is feeding you a line.
  W.D.
  
  note: There where 20,306 pre 64s chambered for the 22 Hornet.
  What is the serial number?

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  bundy

  May 18, 2015 21:46

  I think your right.
  Thanks

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  v35

  May 19, 2015 18:20

  Maybe, but the giveaway is the small boltface too small for any other centerfire cartridge.

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  MG1890

  May 20, 2015 15:15

  V35, he is asking about the receiver, not the bolt...
  
  Babun, was the 1990 version offered in 22 Hornet? I think hornets are in pre 64 only..

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  babun

  May 20, 2015 15:41

  I wonder if that "H" stands for the Herstal group, {FN} that owned Winchester in 1990 and 1991 ?????
  
  Probably right about pre -64 in a Hornet only, But you never know.[;)]
  
  The 22 hornet, aka 5.6x35mmR elsewhere is still a popular chambering
  in Europe.

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  bundy

  May 21, 2015 16:19

  The Model 70 in 22 Hornet were only produced in the pre-64 era, so the H couldn't be a Herstal marking. Thanks all for your input, maybe someday the reason Winchester stamped the H will come up, but for now I am not going to assume it was to identify it as being specifically a 22 Hornet action.

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