Both are beautiful, but it's hard to beat a good synthetic stock for hunting in weather, and rough country. You won't cry over plastic if you scratch it.

$1,500 for just the stock?

A Super Grade should be high-grade walnut.

Lol....Them scratches are just beauty marks to me.

JMO but blond maple says pool cue to me.

Un-stained curly maple should be illegal!

The whole rifle.

There's a scene in the movie The Highwaymen, where a gun store clerk asks Texas Marshall Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner) which gun(s) he wants. He answers, "All of them."

That's how I feel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jevEf3U7Kws

A Winchester super grade AAA model 70 winchester in 6.8 western is running at $1800.

RECEIVER – Steel; Polished blued
BARREL – Hammer forged steel; Polished blued finish; Free-floating; Target crown
ACTION – M.O.A. Trigger System; Pre-64 action; Three-Position Safety; Controlled Round Feed; Controlled ejection
STOCK – Gloss finish AAAA Maple; Ebony forearm tip; Shadowline cheekpiece
FEATURES – “Super Grade” engraved hinged floorplate; Jeweled bolt body; Knurled bolt handle; Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad; Sling swivel studs

Item Number
535218299
UPC
048702022326
Action Length
Short Action
Caliber
6.8 Western
Barrel Length
24"
Overall Length
44 1/4"
Length of Pull
13 3/4"
Drop at Comb
1/2"
Drop at Heel
1/2"
Weight
8 lbs 0 oz
Magazine Capacity
3
Twist Rate
8"
Barrel Finish
High Gloss
Stock Finish
Gloss
Wood Grade
AAAA
Receiver Finish
High Gloss
Chamber Finish
Polished
Barrel Material
Steel
Barrel Contour
Sporter
Stock Material
Maple
Recoil Pad
Pachmayr Decelerato

I handled one of the maple Super Grades a few years back. It sure was eye catching. I'd like to see one in birdseye. I'm old fashioned and love walnut and blued steel but that maple makes my heart flutter. It also gives me a twitch in my right arm that takes it toward my wallet.

I like the darker wood. Seem like walnut will be stronger also.

The featherweight is running at $1,100.

Barrels made today are consistently more accurate. In 1963 and older model 70's some rifles were tack drivers and some just adequate. Modern machining is almost unbelievably more precise. A newhouse 3 was a coyote catching machine in 1930 but a modern duke is a better trap performance wise. Those old model 70's were/are a marvel but just like with the old newhouse, improvements have been made.

In the military learned oz. make pounds, pounds mean pain. Add on scope, mounts, swivels, sling and ammo then figure the weight. But that is military thinking however the older you get the more you feel it even getting it to the shoulder. Me never bought a gun for looks its all about performance and durability. You never mentioned the price difference?? What would that be just out of curiosity??

I have a soft spot for walnut but if i found the right deal maple is very nice too.

Agreed. Put some aqua fortis on it and apply some heat. Make that curl pop.



You fellas have better cameras than I do...



Mike

Maple super grade 6.8 western around $1,800 and the walnut featherweight 6.8 western around $1,100

Top one top one top one .

According to the charts maple is stronger than walnut it’s also a little heavier.

One thing I didn’t see mentioned, is recoil, that cartridge with 175gr bullets is going to be comparable to a 300 Winchester short mag. Be a shame to have to put a muzzle break on the featherweight.
I like both walnut and maple but the maple stock in the picture is a poor example of 4A (unequal figure, left vs right).
Ammunition Will be an issue. Plan accordingly. Just ask anyone that owns a RSAUM 7mm or 300 lol
Good luck and congratulations on the new rifle witch ever you choose. Hope it shoots clover leafs.