What can yall tell me about this rifle? How is the recoil on a gun this light?

perry

Great Rifle, Not sure if yours is a wood stocked or syn. stocked but recoil is not bad.
They may call these featherweights but at 7.5lbs
naked they really are not that light.

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but at 7.5lbs
naked they really are not that light.

Yup....darn nice rifles....but the term featherweight is somewhat misleading.

I certainly wouldn't worry about recoil....even my .30-06 FWT isn't bad!

i have got an early ninties fwt 308 classic. wears a 3x9x40 vx2 and ive shot 130's to 180's in it from mild to too hot. all in all i love it. recoil is not bad.

Thanks guys!

Perry

Recoil is not bad. I have a M70 Featherweight in 300 WSM. It is a New Haven model with the old thin red recoil pad. The newer models come with a decelerator pad. That would moderate the recoil even more. I will say the one I have is my most accurate hunting rifle. I have adjusted and honed the trigger and pillar bedded the stock. I don't need the 300 WSM, but I can't bear selling it. It's a beautiful and accurate rifle. If I was looking to buy another rifle, the M70 Fwt would be my first choice in the calibers offered.

I have one of the compact classics, which weighs a bit less than the featherweight.
Mine is a .308. Recoil is no problem. Just a little push is all.

I've had two Mod70 Featherweights in .270. The first was blue/wood. Pretty sweet rifle..killed lots of deer. Shot nicely. Early 90's (maybe93?) saw it in S/S composite and just had to have it so traded one for the other. Mistake. This barrel gave lousy accuracy and I felt it kicked like a mule. Had the gun rebarreled to 6.5Swede and now love the gun. It could be a very different story with .308, probably very desirable.