Model 70 XLT Sporter in 6.5x55?

[Redie Fredie]

I am seriously looking at a Model 70 XLT Sporter in 6.5x55, but can't find it listed anywhere in my blue book and others. Was the Sporter chambered in that caliber?
I can find two occasions that it was in the Featherweight '86, and '91-94?
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated!

[Rangr44]

AFAIK, The Model 70 was chambered for 6.5x55 in three models, all FW's:

The Standard Featherweight (6.5 intro'd 1991)
The XTR European Featherweight (6.5 intro'd 1986)
The Classic Featherweight (6.5 intro'd 1997) - the one I have, btw




FWIW, It's fairly easy/common, to alter the config of a M70, to what an owner wants.

For instance - I've always wanted a .338 Win Mag, and also really preferred the featherweight stock design - but the FW wasn't offered in .338 Win Mag at the time/yet ( 1978 or so) .....................

Soooooo I bought a .338 M70 Sporter inexpensively, then scrounged funshops until I found a long-action FW takeoff stock.
$75 later (for the FW stock), and a little rasp/inletting work in the stock's barrel channel area of the chamber/barrel re-inforce - and (presto ! ) I had a .338 Featherweight !

I later sold the Sporter stock to a gunshow parts dealer for $50, so the conversion cost me a grand total of $25 (lunch for two) - cheap at twice the price, to get what I wanted.

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[Redie Fredie]

Good info
Thanks

Gave it a look, it did say "Sporter" on the barrel, Maybe the guy was telling the truth in that it was brought over from Europe. European only model.

It had a missmatched bolt, so I passed. Still saying Dang.
Thanks GB and all!

Thank's also for the new spell check option for us who are "Spelling Challenged"!