I have rarely met a M70 stock I loved, whether pre 64, post 64, classic or BACO. If I intend to use them for hunting I replace all of them. So stocks on M70's are only adequate as far as I am concerned. I think they all suck but I am fussy.
I don't like.....two piece bolt handles, MIM extractors, cast parts like safeties, bolt shrouds, safety levers, triggers, etc etc....(does anyone recall seeing a picture of a BACO trigger just snapped off inside the guard bow? Think it was on here) and other cheapening.
I like machined steel where it's called for. I like quality synthetics or GOOD wood stocks properly bedded.
I have never seen a Classic or BACO that could reliably out shoot a pre 64 in any chambering and I have owned a pile of all of them.
I use the pre 64 or the Classic as a platform to make something out of ...they can keep the BACO trigger as long as I can find a Classic or pre 64 that's what I will use to build a rifle.
I'll take this over any BACO ever made, or any Classic for that matter.
This used to be a Classic 270 FW. We threw everything away except the bolt, receiver and trigger,which were all re machined and the bolt handle reinforced so it won't pop off. The trigger has been re worked, extractor replaced, box and follower replaced. It was only fair until Gene Simillion got done with it.
Now it's good.
You don't have to do that much work to a pre 64; just drop it in a McMillan and go hunt. They were more bench made rifles back then.