Ha. I hear you, I grew up in the plastic/synthetic/SS generation but man those old battle rifles made into solid hunting rifles is still danged cool and there isn't no plastic on them honkers!
For sure, that...
But, as solid as they are, they tend to run a tad heavy for todays thinking. You can build a fairly light FN or such, just not as easy as with more modern actions...
For tough, rugged actions, these old guns take no backseat to anything out there...
DF
