Thread: Older M70 223 - Opinons??

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I've had a few M70s. Triggers are pretty crap factory but cheap and easy to replace or tickle up as they are the very simple M98 design. The wood on them can be a bit boring and from memory they are lacquer stained so if you really wanted to tart one up stripping it and oil finishing it does them wonders. All mine have been very accurate, had one in 6.5x55 which is on the regret I sold it list.

Hmm - thats interesting about the wood, I was sorta thinking of taking to it with a rasp and putting it on a "diet" as even through they are "lightweight" the stock could afford to be slimmed quite a bit . . . like most factory rifles of that era