Have you considered getting a stock Featherweight pre-64 270 and dropping into a McMillan Edge stock? Friends and I have done it, less expensive than a rebarrel job and they will come out within your weight goal. JMHO
Blackdog and CFVA are 100% correct.....I've built other custom rifles in other calibers....but in 270 or 30/06 figured out years ago it made no sense at all.There just isn't anything better than a pre 64 FW 270 or 30/06 on a McMillan,Brown or Bansner stock....
Balance? Like a shotgun...I have killed quite a few head of game from coyotes to deer while they were running flat out,with them.Most recently last fall.They handle like a wand.
Raybass if I found a pre 64 270 FW I would NOT tear it apart for components. You can't find, or build, anything better in that caliber.It's easily one of the best BG rifles, in that power range, ever made.....IMHO of course
