re: #216 ckkatz

I haven’t been in the market for well over a decade and a half. So I do not want to speak to price. I wonder if there are any estate sale places that might have leads. Particularly if you have some time. I agree that there are a lot of folks with a high respect for the pre-64 Model 70’s.

I agree with Single-Handed Sailor regarding checking the barrel, head-space, etc. Maybe even a test-fire round. And I would consider whether, on a 65 year old firearm of unknown provenance, to replace springs and extractor and firing pin.

And, as I have gotten older, my enthusiasm for 30—06, 300 WinMag, and 12 gauge slugs has diminished. Particularly in a lighter rifle. But that is probably me.

My reasons for preferring .30-‘06 are mostly due to not wanting to have to invest in a new caliber. Also, it’s adequate for anything I am ever going to shoot at the ranges my eyes can ethically track. .300 Win Mag and 12 gauge slugs are long range and short range overkill as far as I’m concerned. Honestly the odds of me pulling the trigger on a game animal ever again are pretty slim, just because I’m incredibly reticent to cause undue suffering and so anything over 200 yards with a scope just feels way too risky.