When the Winchester Model 70 appeared in 1936, ... and it had a Pachmayr ventilated recoil pad and an old 2.5X Lyman Alaskan scope in equally ancient Redfield mounts.

When it was introduced in 1958, the .338 Win. Mag. was only chambered in the Winchester Model 70 Alaskan. Its designers envisioned it as a cartridge for large animals like elk and moose, ...