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The old Model 70 Featherweight in .30-06, .308 or .358 and standard grade .338 WinMag are the best of the old Wincheter bolt rifle lot. These can compete favorably with modern sporting rifles I'm firmly convinced of that fact. Why did you leave out the 270 win fwt? That's quickly becoming one of my favorite rifles. It looks exactly like Handwerks 30-06..
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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Sounds like a pretty cool trip you've got planned.
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Handwerk, that rifle is done just right!
JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H
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Just managed to find a decent 270 std rifle that is earmarked for some mods to bring it much closer to a fwt config. Fwt pricing up here has gone through the roof and finding a good 270 fwt is almost impossible. Everything else I have had has always been measured against a good pre 64 so I finally figured out I should just go with the original!
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Rifle was built on a pre 64 action, using a 280 fwt barrel off a classic, with a mcmillan edge. Foolishly let that one go, now I have to build another to almost the same specs, but in 270! ![[Linked Image]](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b258/patbrennan/pre64280fwtwedgestock_zps51600250.jpg)
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Being left handed, the pre-64 70 is not very useful to me. But I have built two guns on Lh M70 actions that follow the theme of this thread. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/utah708/100_0694.jpg) .270 Win, 22" fwt contour barrel in a Compact stock. This is my oldest son's "one gun" and has never let him down. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/utah708/100_1264.jpg) .30-06 with fwt barrel in a McMillan stock that was originally a RH Remington ADL pattern. FWT contour barrels make a gun feel far more lively in the hand than the mere number of ounces saved would lead one to expect. Winchester really got this contour right.
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Utah, I agree on the fwt barrels, other than my 300 H&H (#2 lilja) all my other semi-custom pre 64 M70's have the winny fwt contour.
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Utah, I agree on the fwt barrels, other than my 300 H&H (#2 lilja) all my other semi-custom pre 64 M70's have the winny fwt contour. I also agree with you guys. However, whoever built my 338 got that contour right. Not sure what profile it is, but it's just as lively in the hands as my fwt's... A little lighter too..
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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Utah, I agree on the fwt barrels, other than my 300 H&H (#2 lilja) all my other semi-custom pre 64 M70's have the winny fwt contour. I also agree with you guys. However, whoever built my 338 got that contour right. Not sure what profile it is, but it's just as lively in the hands as my fwt's... A little lighter too.. I drool when i see pics of your 338 . Utah708 as usual has to remind me how lacking my rifles are as well 
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This rifle has been a spare, good shooting mid 50's 30'06 FWT sitting around in it's factory stock and I decided to dress it up like one I put together for my son as a no nonsense all all-rounder. I sent the factory barreled action off to Eddie Fosnaugh for his great cerakoting work (graphite black) I then bedded it in a mcm edge compact, topped it with talley lwts and a swaro Z3 3-9x36. As shown it comes in at 7 lbs. 4.9 oz. and is about as light as I like a rifle. With 168 TTSX's it will pretty consistently shoot 3/4" groups. A new spin on an old classic. ![[Linked Image]](http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p116/handwerk/P1010018_zpsgfnktht6.jpg) Very very nice
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