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This seasons bear rifle. What are you using this spring? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/EXOyPBN.jpg)
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That’s a dandy. And rare, especially up here.
My faithful old LH M70 FW 3o-o6 is currently disassembled, awaiting Cerakote and a new scope. So I’ll probably be hunting with a lowly Tikka, in 6.5CM, of all things... 🤪
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Oh man. Put a bag over your head. Laughing!
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That’s a dandy. And rare, especially up here.
My faithful old LH M70 FW 3o-o6 is currently disassembled, awaiting Cerakote and a new scope. 🤪 Now that's a rare one! ^^ To the OP, we need details man!
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just a standard SS 30-06 barreled action. Barrel cut to 21”,PT&G aluminum bottom metal, Talley extra lows and a Leupold fixed 3X scope. McMillan hunters edge stock.
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Is the stock original Winchester or did you add that. Looks great
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Oops. Yes sorry, that’s a McMillan Hunters Edge.
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Any idea what it weights as is?
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Also, and maybe more important, where did the balance point fall? I have the exact rifle in 338WM that I've always thought about doing the same thing to. My plan was to bed into stock of choice with new bottom metal and then cut back the 26" barrel till preferred balance point achieved.
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The balance on this one is on the front guard screw. It weighs 7lbs 3ozs.
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Nice rifle. I could rock that. Good luck with your hunt !
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Hell of a good looking rifle. Go forth and slay all manner of beasts...
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Oh man. Put a bag over your head. Laughing!  Keeps snowing I was thinking a balaclava. Can I ask why the Hunter's Edge and not the Echol's?
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My faithful old LH M70 FW 3o-o6 is currently disassembled, awaiting Cerakote and a new scope. 🤪
Now that's a rare one! ^^ It's not factory original. 
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Oh man. Put a bag over your head. Laughing! Keeps snowing I was thinking a balaclava. Can I ask why the Hunter's Edge and not the Echol's? It came with it as a package deal. With the changes at McMillan lefty Echols stocks are becoming hard to get.
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That's one I would keep. Checks off all the boxes. Envious lefty here.
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Nice! Looks about ideal. I have 2 LH M70s, One is a 30-06 the other 7RM. I know that leaving them original is "ideal" but would like to put the 06 in a synthetic stock and maybe get it CeraKoted. Any qualms with the McMillan stock? It ain't easy to find many LH synthetic stocks.
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LH Syn stocks, I have converted RH synthetic stocks to LH because I could not find them.
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