The rifles I hunt with are primarily M70's and mostly because I got my 1st M70 @ 15 and the trigger just "feels right".
I've hunted plenty w/700's as well but I can't say I've ever felt unsafe doing so.
I mostly hunt afoot with a cold chamber regardless the rifle I'm carrying, maybe that's part of it??
Regarding the OP specifically, most of my Winchesters have had the stocks replaced w/McMillans either direct from McM or by nabbing Win-Lights, swapping stocks and getting rid of the push-feeds. I've got one Brown Precision I nabbed in the classifieds here, 2 HS Precision, and I've used at least one of the B&C Medalist stocks as well.
It's disappointing to me to see that McM has dropped the Fwt pattern as it's my favorite, probably mostly due to familiarity. I like a slim forend and pistol-grip.
