I’ve owned a pile of both M70’s and Kimber MT’s. Having said that, you couldn’t give me an 8400 MT 300 WM. Talk about an ungainly rifle! Skinny barrel applied to a fat stock. A pregnant carp sucking a straw. No thanks.
Were I building a 300 Mag and wanted it light, I’d build a 300 WSM on an M70 action, have whatever maker mimic a Douglas no.2 barrel contour, and drop it in a Echols Legend (Edge fill) stock with PT&G recontoured al bottom metal. Get some Talley x-Lows and mount a reasaonably light scope (like a Leupold 3.5-10x40). With a Butler Creek Mountain Sling and three rounds you’ll be around 8lbs.
I prefer the open M70 trigger.
