.220 Swift, 26" round barrel, S/N 259099 (mfg. ca 1953). Blued finish, checkered pistol-gripped stock with Hydro Coil recoil reducing butt, checkered forend. Folding leaf rear sight, ramp front sight, sling swivels. According to an on-line article by Layne Simpson on the American Rifleman web site, dated April 11, 2016 " Winchester’s Hydra-Coil stock of the 1960s was invented by Hollywood cameraman Ralph Hoge. As the story goes, he got the idea while working on the shock absorber of one of his big cameras. At first it was available only on a custom basis and was used in stocks made of walnut. Winchester offered it on the Model 12 shotgun and, as a way of reducing cost, made the stock of a thermoplastic resin called Cycolac. The color options were brown and white. The Hoge system is basically a two-piece stock with its front section dimensionally shaped to allow it to travel a short distance into the hollow rear section (the shooter’s cheek rests on the rear section). The two are joined by an internal apparatus containing a hydraulic cylinder. When the gun fires, it gradually overcomes the hydraulic resistance and recoils into the rear section of the stock. As the recoil impulse recedes, the front section (and the rest of the gun) is pushed forward by the piston to its rest position. In other words, resistance from the shooter’s shoulder holds the rear of the stock stationary while everything else travels to and fro during the recoil cycle." This appears to be a Winchester factory applied example of a Hydro Coil stock on a Model 70 rifle, and the stock has the appearance of being an early attempt at a partially synthetic stock, similar to the Model 12 referenced above. As with nearly all surviving Hydro Coil systems, this one does not work. Neither the consignor nor this cataloger have ever encountered another Model 70 so equipped nor seen any reference to such an option. This may be a "one-of-a-kind" Model 70. Condition: Fine. Barrel retains the majority of the matted blue finish that has a bead blasted appearance. Receiver with a matte blue finish. Mechanically functional, good bore with a frosted appearance. Stock with a crackled appearance, and it is not clear if this checkering of the finish due to temperature changes or to the use of some composite materials. A very scarce rifle for which no good references could be found to rely upon.
.220 Swift, 26" round barrel, S/N 259099 (mfg. ca 1953). Blued finish, checkered pistol-gripped stock with Hydro Coil recoil reducing butt, checkered forend. Folding leaf rear sight, ramp front sight, sling swivels. According to an on-line article by Layne Simpson on the American Rifleman web site, dated April 11, 2016 " Winchester’s Hydra-Coil stock of the 1960s was invented by Hollywood cameraman Ralph Hoge. As the story goes, he got the idea while working on the shock absorber of one of his big cameras. At first it was available only on a custom basis and was used in stocks made of walnut. Winchester offered it on the Model 12 shotgun and, as a way of reducing cost, made the stock of a thermoplastic resin called Cycolac. The color options were brown and white. The Hoge system is basically a two-piece stock with its front section dimensionally shaped to allow it to travel a short distance into the hollow rear section (the shooter’s cheek rests on the rear section). The two are joined by an internal apparatus containing a hydraulic cylinder. When the gun fires, it gradually overcomes the hydraulic resistance and recoils into the rear section of the stock. As the recoil impulse recedes, the front section (and the rest of the gun) is pushed forward by the piston to its rest position. In other words, resistance from the shooter’s shoulder holds the rear of the stock stationary while everything else travels to and fro during the recoil cycle." This appears to be a Winchester factory applied example of a Hydro Coil stock on a Model 70 rifle, and the stock has the appearance of being an early attempt at a partially synthetic stock, similar to the Model 12 referenced above. As with nearly all surviving Hydro Coil systems, this one does not work. Neither the consignor nor this cataloger have ever encountered another Model 70 so equipped nor seen any reference to such an option. This may be a "one-of-a-kind" Model 70. Condition: Fine. Barrel retains the majority of the matted blue finish that has a bead blasted appearance. Receiver with a matte blue finish. Mechanically functional, good bore with a frosted appearance. Stock with a crackled appearance, and it is not clear if this checkering of the finish due to temperature changes or to the use of some composite materials. A very scarce rifle for which no good references could be found to rely upon.
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