Talk:FN Special Police Rifle

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Who actually makes this rifle? Some sources suggest it is FN Manufacturing, but the rifle is not on their webpage. FiggyBee 05:43, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay, research on various websites (including Wikipedia!) suggests that this rifle is actually a variant of the Winchester Model 70. It was manufactured by the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (which is owned by FN), and is now manufactured at some place or places which may or may not be in the US. It's certainly not designed or manufactured in Belgium... FiggyBee 02:10, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I found an article by Guns&Ammo [1] with more background detail. It seems it is manufactured in the Winchester plant to FN specifications using Winchester Mod.70 "magnum" actions. I'll add the into to the page. Deon Steyn 06:12, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Good, although I imagine "the Winchester plant" is USRAC at New Haven, which shut down in March this year. [2] FiggyBee 15:35, 14 July 2006 (UTC)