I’ve two Pre 64 Model 70’s........a 1940 production 30-06 and a 1956 production in .300 H&H. Really like them both, and they are 1” to 1 1/2” shooters. The .300 H&H is a clean, tho well hunting fields worn, example and a fine extended range (ie: scoped with a Leupold M8 4x) Elk rifle.
That said, there is no way to fairly compare them to my pre war (pre WW I or between wars) British retailed Steyr Mannlicher, Mannlicher-Schoenaur, or Mauser Type A sporting rifles......
- Mike
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