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Yeah, they probably bought them on a closeout a couple years ago like i did on CDNN. They sold these out at $499 and its the best money i ever spent

Theres a nice Hawkeye 308 in the classifieds here for $745

Thanks, but I believe I'm gonna try to find a M70.

Got one in .308. Very light. And handy with a Leupold 2.5 - 8 in Warne QD mounts, backed by a EAG ghost ring. Also running a Ruger Frontier in .308 Win.

Stay with it and you will surely find your M70. Mine is now resting in a speckled McMillan. It’s seems to be the first one picked when I open my safe.

I was at a LGS yesterday and they had an American made BACO 308 winchester Extreme weather on sale. They have had it for a long time, but no one wanted it for the original price of $1,200.00. Sale price is $899.99. If I absolutely had to buy a BACO model 70, it would be one that was made prior to 2013.. Just sayin.

Featherweight .308/McMillan? What's your 3 & 5 shot accuracy look like?

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Also, what's the difference in barrel contour between the Sporter and the Featherweight? I don't want a pencil barrel.

Then you won't like the M70 FWT.

I have 3 featherweight M70s and never had an issue holding MOA for 3 shot groups. If I recall, muzzle is .570 on my 280 (pretty sure but wouldn't bet the farm).

I'm with the Model 70 crowd. Either Pre 64, Classic CRF, or new production BACO 70's CRF. Hard to beat.

I agree. Mine have been sub moa for 3, moa for 5 and 1.5 moa for 10. Damn sure good enough for a hunting rifle

I don’t consider the FW contour a pencil barrel and all. Yes it has a small muzzle diameter but it tappers hard and carries a good bit of meat from the chamber past the end of the stock. More sporter contour than mountain rifle contour. Feather weight is more of a model of gun and contour of the barrel to me. They are not feather weight rifles in the actual weight department. I like them and I like the weight myself. I’m just saying if you’re concerned with them being too light or barrel being too skinny don’t worry about that part.

It’s a larger contour than say a Remington mountain rifle contour KS contour or a Montana 84M contour.

I agree, of the many model 70's I own they are almost all either the factory fwt barrel or a custom job with a barrel matching the winny fwt contour. Accuracy has been great, but having said that I am a hunter more than a bench/target shooter.

Not made anymore but id get a cz 550 in .308. Far better than anything winchester or kimber has ever made imho.

If you want a real SHTF rifle in 308...get an M1A. Works well in the woods too

I am also a CZ fan but would beg to differ. There's an entire cottage gunsmithing industry devoted to "upgrading" CZ rifles... which is a tactful way of saying, making them how they should have come from the factory.

I agree with clockwork. Ive had the CZ550 american and its a heavy pig that doesnt handle for chidt. Good robust rifles, but theres a reason guys send them to AHR. After using mine on some elk hunts, I sent it packing. Id rather even use my sporter m1917's over the CZ, to be honest. If the op found a good accurate model 70 FWT, I dont think he would find much to complain about.

Cz 550 Americans and Safaris were heavy pigs and many needed a once over, but the higher end guns have no equal. Like American companies it’s not fair to compare price point models to higher end offerings. Think Walmart ADL. They also had features not found on the other guns in question.
Moot point though as they don’t make them any more and the higher end guns were extremely rare in the US. I’ve a couple of the 550 standards from Europe and wouldn’t trade them for anything

Current crop of US guns id get a ruger safari for what it’s worth. If I needed a lightweight gun I’d get the Kimber.

Ruger Hawkeye All Weather 308 Win....

I do have a rather accurate CZ 550 American in 6.5X55 SE, with rather nice figured wood, but as others have stated, CZ 550s are heavy. I believe the thick stock adds much to the weight and adversely affects balance. I may send it off to AHR one of these days. You don't often see 550 Americans for sale, unless they're Safari grade. I did just find a CZ550 American Factory Sniper (.308), but at over 8 lbs and a ridiculous $5,000.00 price tag, I'll be looking elsewhere.

I wonder how much weight could be saved on a FN SPR by switching out the stock for a lighter weight McMillan.

I'm not too interested in a M1A - I be a helluva lot more interested in an M1 Garand or an AR-10 for SHTF scenarios.

I also have a Ruger MKII, which certainly gets the job done, but I'm looking for something different for this rifle.

& thanks for the barrel contour info.