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There isn't a stock in the world that fits me better than the Ruger M77 wood stocks.
Kimber Montana is right there but not better. Ah yes, o'l Les Brownell did a good job on that design. The only issue I ever had with them was the hard red rubber buttpad, especially on my .338 Winchester.
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[quote=BobinNH]I have rarely met a M70 stock I loved, whether pre 64, post 64, classic or BACO.
I have been lucky in that respect. I have two original Pre-64 M70's in their original state save for glass bedding and floating on one. That one is a .300 H&H built in 1963, supposedly I have read when quality was slipping. It has the stock with the slightly raised comb on it, not a true Monte Carlo and the old ventilated Winchester soft butt pad. It fits me perfectly, in fact next to a custom Model 70 I have it fits better than anything else I own and has excellent balance and pointability. It actually feels lighter than it's actual weight.
Also rather humorously the bedding and floating did not seem to improve its accuracy initially. I called my gunsmith and asked him if he had any ideas because I was really having trouble getting this one to shoot. He is a long time rifle competitor and builder and is a wealth of knowledge. He gave me a very specific load and viola, it shot a jellybean of a three shot group. Anyhow it is one of my favorite hunting rifles and a piece I have really become "one" with. LJB: I can shoot those Monte Carlo combed pre 64's.......but they bite. I can shoot the low comb....but they bite, too. I don't care for the post 64 FW....hate schnabel fore ends (gag) And generally the standard stocks are serviceable but bulky and too much wood....that goes for present M70 stocks as well. I am fussy.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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[quote=BobinNH]I have rarely met a M70 stock I loved, whether pre 64, post 64, classic or BACO.
I have been lucky in that respect. I have two original Pre-64 M70's in their original state save for glass bedding and floating on one. That one is a .300 H&H built in 1963, supposedly I have read when quality was slipping. It has the stock with the slightly raised comb on it, not a true Monte Carlo and the old ventilated Winchester soft butt pad. It fits me perfectly, in fact next to a custom Model 70 I have it fits better than anything else I own and has excellent balance and pointability. It actually feels lighter than it's actual weight.
Also rather humorously the bedding and floating did not seem to improve its accuracy initially. I called my gunsmith and asked him if he had any ideas because I was really having trouble getting this one to shoot. He is a long time rifle competitor and builder and is a wealth of knowledge. He gave me a very specific load and viola, it shot a jellybean of a three shot group. Anyhow it is one of my favorite hunting rifles and a piece I have really become "one" with. LJB: I can shoot those Monte Carlo combed pre 64's.......but they bite. I can shoot the low comb....but they bite, too. I don't care for the post 64 FW.... hate schnabel fore ends (gag) And generally the standard stocks are serviceable but bulky and too much wood....that goes for present M70 stocks as well. I am fussy. I like those.
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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