Compact and Lightweight, Scout-like, .308 Bolt Gun

[deputyG23]

There is a Franchi Momentum .308 bolt gun at the Cabela’s up the road from me.
Gun feels good in the hands and has most of the attributes I am looking for.
22” barrel, reasonable weight, and hinged floorplate mag. No controlled feed or irons are the downside for me.
Has what appears to be a one piece Weaver Mount. Asking $499.
I have a crappy 2.5 Simmons scope and tons of scope rings to play with if I buy it.

I found a video review of this rifle. The reviewer had some difficulty operating the bolt smoothly on occasion.
Went back to Cabela’s last night and played with the rifle some more.
Two position safety does not lock the bolt and the bolt cycling is very stiff for me.
Picked up a .243 M70 featherweight from the next rack and cycled the bolt. Smooth as silk.
My own M70 ‘06 has spoiled me.
The search will continue for now unless I decide to stick with the ‘06 and sell all the .308 cases and loaded rounds..

[Mike C]

@SteveB, what’s the rig weight now as setup with the rings sling and 1-6?

[SteveB]

8 lbs 13 oz.

[Mike C]

That's awesome, I look forward to your impressions though considering they only had two in stock last I looked I may just have to jump on it.

[GJM]

That's awesome, I look forward to your impressions though considering they only had two in stock last I looked I may just have to jump on it.

It was three left until I got one.

[zeleny]

I don’t see the point of push feed in a bolt action. Controlled round feeding is hard to find in shorter actions, so my bolt guns start with .30-06. Here is my M1950 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in .30-06 Springfield, serial number 2295, currently topped with a vintage 1x Nickel scope in Recknagel mounts, to be replaced with an Aimpoint Micro T-2 and a pivot-mounted 6XMag-1. The double set trigger is getting replaced by the standard two-stage pull variant.

[NH Shooter]

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That's one kick-ass rifle.

[rob_s]

Does anyone else just keep clicking on this thread every time there’s activity in the hopes that someone posted a link to Winchester’s website showing a new M70 featherweight with iron sights and a threaded barrel?

[Poconnor]

Does anyone else just keep clicking on this thread every time there’s activity in the hopes that someone posted a link to Winchester’s website showing a new M70 featherweight with iron sights and a threaded barrel?

I didn’t before but I am now.

[SteveB]

I don’t see the point of push feed in a bolt action. Controlled round feeding is hard to find in shorter actions, so my bolt guns start with .30-06.

The point is that push feed actions are cheaper to manufacture than CRF actions. Whether push feed actions work for you personally is another question. As to the availability of CRF short actions, both Winchester and Ruger make new CRF short action rifles; they, and many used rifles, are readily available.