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Gary : Good question....That rifle came bedded from Brown. Looked like a nice job but it did not shoot,which was perplexing.
I took it to my smith, Larry, a match shooter who knows M70's.
He said some M70's would shoot with no barrel pad forward of receiver and some would not. Mine was completely floated so Larry suggested a barrel pad forward of receiver, and some reinforced bedding to the left of the tang,since the bolt stop/ejector cut outs made the M70 a bit less rigid in that area.
Whatever he did, it worked as groups improved substantially after he rebedded the rifle. Your smith sounds like he knows what he's doing. He was exactly right. Something we all need to remember is every rifle is different. Even when you have 2 that look exactly the same... 
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I think the Compact looks best with a 20" barrel, while the Pounder looks awesome with a 22" barrel.
I would take the Brown ergos anyday over the Compact for actual field shooting. It fits me great. but that could vary between different people. I totally agree. I like them the other way around. The hunters compact is damn near perfect for my needs on a fwt model 70. I like everything about it: Perfect balance, perfect weight, excellent in field positions. No complaints here. I also like the brown poundR on my 338wm, but it also has a 24" tube and it feels great. Mitigates recoil very nicely on that 338 as well.. You are absolutely right though. "Different strokes for different folks", comes to mind...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Doesn't MPI make one that comes out at like 9 ounces or something??? Ultra lightweight???? Yes but that's the unfishined weight. My gunsmith finished one for his 375 RUM that went 14 oz I believe. He is hoping that since mine is a short action with a short foreend that it'll be closer to 12 oz finished but we shall see. My best friend's 416 Wby tore apart an MPI in 12 shots. Hope yours is ok. Was the MPI sold and installed by MPI?
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Doesn't MPI make one that comes out at like 9 ounces or something??? Ultra lightweight???? Yes but that's the unfishined weight. My gunsmith finished one for his 375 RUM that went 14 oz I believe. He is hoping that since mine is a short action with a short foreend that it'll be closer to 12 oz finished but we shall see. My best friend's 416 Wby tore apart an MPI in 12 shots. Hope yours is ok. Was the MPI sold and installed by MPI? Yup, and bedded. Was a funny thing to watch. My friend played nose guard for Missouri, that is to say a pretty stout fella. He got a yen to build a lightweight 416, only God knows why. Anyway, he sat down at the bench with this brakeless, sub 8lb wonder, and proceeded to shoot 4, 3 shot groups with full house 400 grainers, in a t-shirt no less. The groups were all ragged holes. He got up, and peeled back his shirt sleeve to show what looked like a massive hematoma. Then he noticed the stock was completely cracked at the tang. He sent it back to MPI, they "fixed" it, and he sold the 12-shot Wonder Weatherby. Most recoil-proof guy I've ever known and a fine rifleman. But just a little nuts 
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Haha dang that sucks!! Good thing I am putting my stock on something that recoils 1/4 as much. Does that mean I get 4 times as many rounds down the pipe before mine breaks
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Ha!
I'll be you'll be fine. The incident I referenced was almost 20 years ago. New ownership at MPI, etc.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I know a gunsmith who put together a relatively lightweight 460 Weatherby for an insistent client. IIRC it was fired once after delivery with interesting results.
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I know a gunsmith who put together a relatively lightweight 460 Weatherby for an insistent client. IIRC it was fired once after delivery with interesting results.  I think a 20lb rifle would be about right for a 460......
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