Bob, I agree (and have said it many times) an M70 mid-weight is as ideal an all-around rifle as one can find. Light-weights, like my Kimber's, are much more specialized tools and not as user-friendly as a mid-weight. But all things are a compromise of sorts, weighted in one direction or another. An "ultimate lightweight" is not an all-around rifle, though I think one could argue a muzzle heavy NULA or Kimber MT with a no 2 contour is certainly closer to an all-around rifle than those with a lighter barrel.
