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I recently took home a Winchester Featherweight in 6mm that wandered into a buddy's shop. Digging it but would like to drop it in a McMillan, likely the same pattern. Not sure if I want to go Edge or standard fill, looking for some feedback from those who may have gone one way or the other. Primary concern would be balance, then weight. Thanks.

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Me, I'd go edge. There's a reason it's called a featherweight.

It's not like a 6mm kicks. I like a rifle with a slight weight forward bias, it makes offhand shooting a bit easier for me. The edge fill will be more likely to provide that feel.

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Edge, but Compact Classic instead of Featherweight would be my choice. The Standard fill stock will weigh more than the wood stock and combined with the thinner barrel would negatively change balance in my opinion.


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Done a few that way on Fwts. Go Compact EDGE.


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Thanks for the feedback. I'm not home to weigh the factory stock but the thought of a standard fill weighing more than the wood did cross my mind. Ergos on the factory pattern aren't too bad for me, but I've some R700s in compact edge stocks that are comfortable as well.

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Need to put a Mcmillan on my new Featherweight as well. Why the preference for the compact over the featherweight pattern? No experience with the Compact, only wood and McMillan Featherweight.


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The factory fwt winlites balanced pretty superbly IMO.


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I put my 30-06 NH fwt in a mcm hunters edge. Mine has a 1 inch decel pad and is 14 LOP. It has almost the same balance/feel to it. One thing that surprised me was the weight was only a couple ounces lighter on the mcm vs the factory wood. But the factory stock is 13 5/8 LOP and has a very thin pad.

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Are we speaking 6mm Rem?

if so, is it a short action or Long Action?

I am sure it was not factory....

I'd love a Featherweight in 6mm Rem on a long action...with a one in 7 twist.


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Originally Posted by Seafire
Are we speaking 6mm Rem?

if so, is it a short action or Long Action?

I am sure it was not factory....

I'd love a Featherweight in 6mm Rem on a long action...with a one in 7 twist.


6mm in the model 70 featherweight was a very short production run if I remember right it was a 1yr production run in both early pf run and the 1st run of classics. In Colorado like a dumbass I passed on a pf 6mm featherweight model 70.


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Yes, this is 6mm Rem and yes it's factory. All I have with me is the poor quality phone photo below; it's on the left.

The info I've been able to find also indicates a limited run during 1995. Picked it up more as a curiosity, looks like it hasn't seen much use at all.

Thinking I'll go edge on this one, likely the factory pattern. Thanks to all for the input.

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