Took my real nice all origional 1955 model 70 featherweight 30,06 to the range today.
It was colder than hell, and I was shivering so it might do even better on a warmer day.
I bore sighted in then proceded to wast ammo
till i discoverd the windage adjustment screws on my standard 2 piece leupold base were loose,
But I had enough on hand to find out she shoots prety darn good !
The load I started with was a 150 grain speer flat bases over 52 grs of IMR 4064. I put 3 into .97 and it was real comfortable to shoot. I would take that load on a deer hunt tommorow. Then a 165 grain hornady BT interlock over 49.5 grs of IMR 4064 gave me 1.35. Not spectacular but I was cold as hell and this is good enough for a 50 year old featherweight, Bet I can do better than that on a warmer day.
Best of all was a 180 grain sierra game king over 59.5 grains of RL-22 3 rounds into .76. be fine for Elk but I would rather shoot a tripple shock or a partition. I will try those one day.
The 180 grain load had a prety good kick to it from the featherweight with no pad. I would shoot it for a big game hunt but not for enjoyment.
Over all I am tickeld with the performance. I was expecting it to shoot 1.5 to 2.00 inch groups beacuse the stock touches the barrel and I can't even start a dollar down the channel even an unfolded one.
I want to try RL-22 with the 165 grainers and mabye RL-19 with the 150s.
One other load I tried was awfull, and that was a 180 grain balistic tip over 56.4 grains of IMR-4350. ...tj3006

The pre 64 model 70's weren't free floated. They also have the dog knot about 1/2 back towards the reciver, where the extra screw is. These usually respond to a bit of forend pressure in stock forearm, typical for a old Model 70 and that is no suprise.

I wouldn't fiddle with that until your positive it needs help. Your loads sound like its shooting pretty good and tweaking and tuning loads is going to get you better results I suspect.

These were nice old rifles. Have you tried some 165 gr Nosler Partitions yet. I would also change powder types with the Nosler BT, and give that a another whirl.

My first rifle was a pre 64 featherweight model 70 in 270 wcf, still is one of my favorite rifles, and thats not cause I am sentimental, these were great hunting rifles.

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these were great hunting rifles.

The past tense verb is not necessary here.

There ARE great hunting rifles.

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Originally posted by vapodog:

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these were great hunting rifles.

The past tense verb is not necessary here.

There ARE great hunting rifles.

True, true...my reference is only in that aren't made anymore.

schromf.
My 06 is a featherweight and it has no dugnot as you called it. I belive the dognot is found mostly on prewar model 70s I do not think the standard pre 64 had one after about 1948, although I could be wrong about that.
I would not play with the origional stock or the rifle itself other than tune the trigger.
I have a pre 64 featherweight custom that I put a synthetick stock on. If I free float and or glass bed I will use the origional stock for that rifle.(its a .270.) It had a pad on it when i bought it, so if I use it I could allways go back to the origional stock.. By the way, I have another one in .308 so I rather like them. I would love to find a .243 and or a .358 but The .358 would probably cost more than I could muster...tj3006...tj3006

No I am working on a 1952 and it had it, and my much newer 375 H&H has it also, it a 59 or 60. Maybe they retained it on the magnums.

They also could have made the change in 53.

The dognot or whatever you call it is on all the standard pre-64s--not on the featherweights.

I have 2 1949 M 70's, both have the dognot.

Ok !
I stand corrected on the dog not ! thank you
! thanks for the info !
I do like my model 70s ...tj3006

Try 4350 with 165's.


Okie John