FN Model 70 in .30-06: which of these models would you pick?

Which FN Model 70 would you get?

  • Featherweight

    Votes: 26 26.3%

  • Standard Sporter

    Votes: 9 9.1%

  • Super Grade

    Votes: 35 35.4%

  • Extreme Weather SS

    Votes: 29 29.3%
  • Total voters
    99
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philthygeezer

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Hello,

I'm having a tough time figuring out which FN Winchester model 70 to get in .30-06. Which would you choose, disregarding price? The Featherweight, the Standard Sporter, the Super Grade or the Extreme Weather SS?

Why?
 
philthygeezer said:
Hello,

I'm having a tough time figuring out which FN Winchester model 70 to get in .30-06. Which would you choose, disregarding price? The Featherweight, the Standard Sporter, the Super Grade or the Extreme Weather SS?

Why?
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I would, if I could, get the fwt in SS and upgrade the stock to a McMillan Hunters EDGE. It is dimensional, weight, and balance perfection.
 
i have the SS version. VERY happy with it. amazing rifle for what you pay. I did really like the featherweight, but as I'm rough with my guns, I went with the SS.
 
Featherweight. The Supergrade and the Standard are too "chunky", and the Featherweight is a perfect balance for the 30-06. If you mount a reasonable scope you will end up at 8lbs which is perfect for 95% of hunting.
Stainless or blued, it doesn't matter for most.
 
I had a EW in 300 WSM. I wasn't too crazy about it. It didn't shoot as good as I thought it should, and even though I tried the feel of the stock in the store, I didn't like the feel of the stock once I was actually shooting it.

I would pick the FWT for that reason. Tried the EW, and didn't like it.
 
Huntin' Gun said:
I had a EW in 300 WSM. I wasn't too crazy about it. It didn't shoot as good as I thought it should, and even though I tried the feel of the stock in the store, I didn't like the feel of the stock once I was actually shooting it.

I would pick the FWT for that reason. Tried the EW, and didn't like it.
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did some handload work in a EW 300wsm a few weeks back. Didn't take long to find a sub moa 165gr Barnes TTSX load @ 3050 fps. Very accurate with no tweaking
 
Standard Sporter.

The simpler it is, the better.

I find I don't enjoy lugging an expensive, or fancy, rifle/shotgun around when I'm hunting.

All that matters to me is for it to be rugged, reliable and accurate.
 
If you hunt in bad weather or want the minimal amount of maintenance on a hunt then go SS. For anythign else you have to decide how fancy you want. I'm a sucker for a Super Grade but it's only worth it if it has extra-nice wood.
 
BigUglyMan said:
If you hunt in bad weather or want the minimal amount of maintenance on a hunt then go SS. For anythign else you have to decide how fancy you want. I'm a sucker for a Super Grade but it's only worth it if it has extra-nice wood.
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The Super Grade M-70 to me is "the" rifle. The only reason I don't own one is because I consider my ZG-47 an equal. But they do hold a soft spot in my heart, particularly after my experience in Africa.

You'd like this one BUM, 15" LOP!
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Personally I think the common advise to choose stainless for wet conditions has become counter productive as the selling point of the stainless rifle has come to mean that the rifle does not require care when exposed to wet conditions. If a carbon steel rifle with a wood stock is well maintained, it is not degraded by exposure to wet conditions, but a stainless rifle that is not maintained will turn brown in short order, particularly if its exposed to a salt water environment. Stainless is not synonymous with maintenance free.
 
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