Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Changing stock on M70 Classic Stainless synthetic to wood

Didn't remember that, but just pulled mine out and it's also "Classic Stainless" - no featherweight mentioned. FW barrel - 22" & 0.565" diameter at muzzle

These are really nice rifles.

My error.. didn’t know that exception.

OP send me the picture email is username at g mail. I will post it for you.

A picture would be a tremendous help. There are a lot of us that have had model 70's with the tupperware stock and some of us have weighed them. The ones I've had, weighed in at around 30-32 oz's. Same same for a wood stocked classic sporter stock. Now, if you are wanting to go to a classic wood fwt stock, it should weigh less than a factory tupperware by a few oz's... Also keep in mind wood stocks weigh different, depending on wood density.. I wish I had my new XTR FWT 22-250 in hand, I'd weigh it and that would give you a good idea on how much a fwt short action wood stock weighs. A stock of that nature would bolt right up to your classic and look great..

idg397, how do I send you a g mail picture without name or #?

It sounds like he has one of the "All Terrain" rifles. They were essentially a Featherweight barrel profile in a Featherweight style tupperware stock. For all intents a Featherweight, just not sold as such. I had one for a while.

A wood featherweight stock will weigh roughly the same. A McMillan Edge Featherweight or Classis compact will be a few ounces lighter. A standard fill McMillan will weigh more.



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All terrain was never offered in SA.
It was introduced in ‘96.

OP, here are some data points you may find useful as you make your decisions.
5 digit 308 with McMillan hunters edge and ptg aluminum 1 piece bottom metal.
6 pounds 0.3 ounces (6 pounds even).

Stocks:
McMillan hunters edge - 23.6 oz.



OEM Winchester sa featherweight style stock which would fit your rifle - 28.2 oz. One of the lighter ones I have weighed.

Various components. The spring and light weight follower weigh half an ounce.
Barreled action - 4 pds 2.5 oz.



Action screws and box 3.0oz.



OEM bottom metal (2 pc SA) 6.65 oz./6.15 oz. no spring or follower.



PTG aluminum bottom metal (1 pc SA) 3.0 oz.



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give me the closest

Nice Ak, but where are the pics of the OP's rifle?

I don’t have them, but if it’s a five digit classic stainless 308 with a synthetic stock - there’s only one option if it’s factory original.

It will look a whole bunch like this -

How much does an 18 pack weight full and most importantly empty??

I pm my email to him got no response on the pictures.

I am also jealous I have the same rifle and mine weighs an oz more.

Funny, my old pre 64 model 70 338 wm weighs less than that pig...

Funny how the standard classic I posted, scoped beats them both. If they had one on.

Are the Stainless Classics with the Factory Walnut Featherweight Stocks rarer than the synthetic stock ones ? I have a 5 Digit Stainless Classic with Walnut stock in 30-06.

Yes, that is a rare bird. They didn't make many. I have one as well. Great rifles..

Not really. Yours has the blind mag, no floor plate. Also the scope only weighs what? 6 oz's? Those leupolds have a lot of plastic parts in them.. I personally like having the floor plate, myself. Could you not afford to do it right?

Look out bsa feeling sassy today..