Has anyone ever done or seen a mod. 70 stocked in the British style?

This isn't a Model 70 action, but could as well have been. It was done by Mike Cuypers at Bijou Creek Customs.

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Originally posted by setters5:
Has anyone ever done or seen a mod. 70 stocked in the British style?

Nope but I'm sure it's been done.

Nice looking rifle but a little chubby in the middle to me for the "typical" British style bolt. Your opinion and mileage may vary.

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Originally posted by TC1:

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Originally posted by setters5:
Has anyone ever done or seen a mod. 70 stocked in the British style?

Nope but I'm sure it's been done.

Paul Roberts of Rigby fame, has built British style stocked rifles
based on the M70, Brno CZ-602 and Rem700 action,.... I recall seeing examples of all.
A rem700 with H&H style detachable side-mount looks not wrong, but just kinda weird.

Here is one in a modified featherweight stock(schnabel replaced with ebony tip). It has a hint of British style to it. Looks mighty fine to me.

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Here is one in a modified featherweight stock(schnabel replaced with ebony tip). It has a hint of British style to it. Looks mighty fine to me.


, I own 3 mod. 70s, but never really cared for the stock styles, mostly just asking out curiosity. I do like that one.

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Originally posted by setters5:


I own 3 mod. 70s, but never really cared for the stock styles, mostly just asking out curiosity. I do like that one.

Me either with exception to the old Classic LT model they sold right after the re-introduction of the C/F M70. That stock fit and functioned well.

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Originally posted by TC1:

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Originally posted by setters5:


I own 3 mod. 70s, but never really cared for the stock styles, mostly just asking out curiosity. I do like that one.

Me either with exception to the old Classic LT model they sold right after the re-introduction of the C/F M70. That stock fit and functioned well.

Their advertising at the time stated that the stock was designed by David Miller.

I thought that as a "Brit" I'll add my comments.

The picture by BIEBS has too much drop at the rear of the stock to be classic English. The stock appears to be such for a standing shot whilst hunting in woodland. Looks more continental European in shape therefore.

The picture by TEMPLAR looks more like it in resemblance to the classic English. In other words stocked for shooting LAYING DOWN on open hillside at deer at 100 to 200 yards.

Hope it helps. It helps that as the traditional British deer shooting was ALWAYS done laying down on open hillside to realise why the stocks on our rifles have less drop than on continental rifles.

For in continental Europe their deer shooting was mostly doen STANDING UP either walking through a wood or stood up as deer where driven towards you. With the odd wild boar no doubt.

Hope it helps.

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Originally posted by enfieldspares:
traditional British deer shooting was ALWAYS done laying down on open hillside to realise why the stocks
on our rifles have less drop than on continental rifles.

Rigby .275 bore rifles seem to have a fair amount of drop,
and IRCC, they were orig marketed for deer hunting in the UK.

Jim Corbetts .275 bore

WDM Bells .275 bore


and I believe the British branded Mannlichers (by D.Frazer, Gibbs,etc) in 6.5x54ms
also exhibited a fair amount of drop in the stock....and were also imported & marketed as deer rifles for the UK,
-were they not?

Mannlicher by Frazer.

Mannlicher by Gibbs.

It is said that Gibbs, who was much involved in Mannlicher importation & modification,
supplied various other well recognised British makers.

I'd love to see someone shoot a big bore British bolt rifle laying down...on a hillside. So what I'm saying is maybe the intended use has a larger bearing on the stock dimensions, not the country of origin. In my limited experience most British rifles have a fair amount of drop for shooting standing. This from having handled a fair amount of Brit guns.


I'll be starting some stock inletting on a .404 M70 in a week's time. The customer is wanting the modernistic flair of the pre-war Rigby; Dorleac styling. The gun will have 1 1/2" dac and 2 3/8" dah when measured from the iron sights.

I have a long neck, do a lot of bird hunting and like a fair amount of drop in my shotgun stocks. I shoot with my head fairly upright and bring the stock to my face for quick shooting on grouse. I like my rifles the same, when I mount a straight combed rifle it seems that maybe a third of the butt is actually on my shoulder, so a bit of drop works in my favor.