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Hi Bobby and welcome. Model 70s were built in New Haven, Connecticut, from 1936 to 2006, when production ceased. In the fall of 2007, the Belgian company FN Herstal announced that Model 70 production would resume. As of 2012, new Winchester Model 70 rifles were being made by FN Herstal in Columbia, South Carolina. Cheers and stay safe!
Bobby, what you heard is correct. Model 70 guns are now manufactured in Viana, Portugal. After 2006, a number of Model 70 bolt action rifles were produced at a Herstal Group factory (FNM) in South Carolina, U.S.A. over several years. Production was then moved to our factory in Viana, Portugal -- a factory which was already part of the Herstal Group (our parent company). Generally, today, key parts are likely sourced worldwide with the rifle made and assembled in Portugal. Info here >>> https://www.winchesterguns.com/support/faq/manufacture-location.html Stay safe & have a great day!
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