Winchester Model 70 Featherweight

The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight is the rifle that earned Jack O'Connor's "rifleman's rifle" tag, and the modern South Carolina production has restored the pre-64 controlled-round-feed action that made it a classic. The Featherweight pairs that action with a slim Grade I satin-finish walnut stock, a 22-inch free-floated tapered barrel (24 inches on magnum chamberings), and the three-position wing safety that lets the shooter open the bolt with the rifle on safe, the way a serious hunting action should work.

The weight comes in around 7 to 7.25 pounds bare across the .30-06, .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, .270 Win, and 7mm Rem Mag chamberings. The bolt is jeweled, the magazine is a steel hinged floorplate that holds 4 or 5 rounds depending on caliber, and the receiver is drilled and tapped for standard Talley or Leupold scope bases. The Featherweight is intentionally traditional, no detachable magazine, no Picatinny rail, no threaded muzzle. What you get is the closest factory rifle to the experience of building a custom Model 70 in 1955, at a price under $1,200 in 2026.