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Just curious as to what is the advantage if a more open grip such as in the McMillsn a Compact vs the McMillan Featherweight for the Winchester M70.
All I have is the stock featherweight rifle and one in the Sako Hunter style and they both have similarly closed grips.
Until I can try and locate a rifle with a more open grip to handle I thought if ask here.
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I had the featherweight and f'ing hated it. Forend is narrow as schit.
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So the open compact grip isn't too hard to get a grip for small handed people?
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I don't have large hands and thought the Compact was just a bit too open for me. It was not horrible, but the Mtn Rifle pattern is way better for my hands. I have a M7KS, which is also pretty open, but the grip diameter is quite small and I also run a short LOP on that rifle.
The Sako-style palm-swell grips also work very well for me.
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I run a 13" lop and have 1 20" M70 featherweight I was thinking I could restock to eliminate the worry I have with wood moving potentially.
I don't see that McMillan offers a Mountain Rifle style for the M70 like your referring to so that is why I'm asking about the more open grip.
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IMO it boils down to personal preference and hand size. P P may boil down to hand size and comfort.
Personally I can't stand palm swells. I love the Rem M R and Win 70 XTR featherweights.
What's your preference?
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If I was re-stocking a M70, it would be with McMillan Hunter pattern.
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That is what my 24" wears. Just not sure a 20" would balance well in that stock.
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You could get it in Edge fill to help with that. Is your other in a standard fill stock?
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It is a standard fill. I'm worried that the 20" barrel length would under balance the overall stock but maybe I'm worrying about nothing.
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I hope I can locate a Kimber Montana to get the feel for a more open grip but I don't predict me preferring that style open grip.
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From what I've heard, the Hunter's Edge would still be a few ounces lighter than the McMillan/Sako Hunter with Edge fill.
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Yeah. The Hunters Edge is a smaller stock overall. Thanks for the input.
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To me it depends on the rifle's overall weight and caliber. I have a custom stocked 98 in 8x57 that has the grip so closed up that the trigger guard hits my fingers during recoil. My favorites are all open/narrow grip and handle like lightning, think of how a shotgun grip works.-Muddy
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Aight. Thanks for the view point muddy.
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If you hunt and shoot offhand, I like the open grip. If you are prone or on your ass when you hunt a more vertical works well.
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Another super example Steelhead
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I like a more open grip when shooting off hand and if using an off hand type of rest (like the side of a tree, my knee while seated, etc). If shooting from a bench, prone, or all snuggled up (MPAJ), I lean more towards a closed grip. The more static the position the more closed...but I can live with either in any. I think balance and a clean trigger are bigger issues...trigger time being the biggest issue of all.
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I missed his post but per usual SH said in quicker/better.
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Hey any input is great man!! Thanks again for the insight.
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