I think the only difference would be the barrel contour.

Terry

TC1, we registered the same day, and you have 1 more post than I, this post should even things up

I was thinking barrel contour was the only difference also.

Jimmy,

I would trade with you but your going to come up short. The Winchester M70 stock that came with my SS 7mm WSM Classic in the fall of 2002 had a really poor injection molded stock.

The pad is very hard. I don't know what it is but it looks like a recoil pad but is not. That really matters as these rifles are magnums.

The forend has a memory. It wants to go to the right. So no matter how you put it in the stock and file away the left side it just keeps following the barrel.

Also the inletting in this stock is too short in height. Thus my stock screws would not tighten! It was "bedded" on the magazine box as well!

At first I was determined to keep the rifle orginal being a M 70 fan. So I shortened the box and rethreaded the screws and made the one that needed it shorter. This takes a special die by the way that few have.

At this point the rifle showed promise that I would group but it was erratic due to the memory of the forend.

So I bought a B&C stock and that is quite satisfactory. However on that choice there are many here with more experiance with plastic stocks so I yield to their suggestions. I would buy a B&C again however and in fact I have done so. The are very easy to work with.

So lets trade.

I would get that laminated stock cut down however if it's too heavy. How much does it weigh? If it's anywhere near two pounds it's normal.

And laminated stocks it turns out don't weigh more! Why should they? Rod Rogers at Acrabond says that the glue that they use to laminate stocks weighs less than wood!

Doesn't David Miller use a Rutland product on his medium buck rifles???

Will the new WSM's actions fit a regular short action stock? I have one in a laminated stock but it is very heavy and thinking about a tupperware after maket to reduce some weight.