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Old 07-07-2004, 02:58 PM   #1
 
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Default Who has a Model 70 Featherweight in 7WSM

If anyone has one of these could they tell me how the factory bedded the barrels...I slipped a super shadow action into a Featherweight stock and it seems the barrel channel is tight almost full length bed to the tip. I am pretty sure this is not normal. ANy help would be helpful. It could be a 270wsm,7wsm or 300 wsm for that matter.
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My featherweight (.308) is free-floated. The featherweights use a lighter contour barrel than the super shadow.

I would have the channel opened and glass bedded.
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They barrel contours are all the same on Winchesters WSM's ...I have seen a few new featherweights and visually they seemed tight as well. But without buying the gun could not take it apart and see the clearances. It appears the one I own has uneven bedding surfaces in the barrel channel(SHocked) . This would be the second featherweight I own with this bedding problem. I'm going to toss it and get a replacement glass stock.
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Old 07-08-2004, 09:05 AM   #4
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I own a Mod 70 Featherweight in 7mm WSM, and the barrel is tight all the way to the end of the stock. I haven't taken it apart to really look at it though.
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Default RE: Who has a Model 70 Featherweight in 7WSM

I have one in 270wsm. When i got it, it had this hot glue looking stuff coming out of th stuck around the barrel. Ive never taken the stock off the gun. Would a picture of the stock off the gun tell you what you wanted to know?
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Carpicon, tight as in a piece of typing paper couldn't slip underneath the barrel to the next side? All the ones I have seen in gun stores seem to be similiar. Thanks
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Treedog..that is the typical Winchester bedding job out of a glue gun. No it would be hard to look at it in a picture because it looks like there is clearance albeit small clearance. Thanks for the offer though
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Old 07-08-2004, 06:54 PM   #8
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Carpicon, tight as in a piece of typing paper couldn't slip underneath the barrel to the next side? All the ones I have seen in gun stores seem to be similiar. Thanks
Yeah, it's tight. I tried the paper and I can slide it down one side about 1/2" or so, but that's as far as it will go. The other side, I can't even get the paper to fit between the barrel and forend.
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Carpicon, sounds like the clearances on mine ..Hmmm must be made like this on purpose. Thanks for the info. I will take it to the range and see how it shoots, I know how it shot with the Super Shadow stock and it shot great. HOw does your's shoot?
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Old 07-09-2004, 01:13 PM   #10
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I'll be honest, I don't know how mine shoots.

I just bought it and haven't had a chance to take it to the range.
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