Originally Posted by doctor_Encore
Originally Posted by elkhunternm
Think it was Jack calling Winchester to see if they had a 7x57 on hand. Winchester replied they had one 7mm barrel on hand and would make him one.


I seem to recall the Shah of Iran son (Prince Palavi Sp) got the last pre-64 model 70 in 7X57 from Winchester. Jack wrote this in his "Petersons Hunting" article on the 7X57.

Doc


Here's the article that mentions it, if you're interested.

http://gundigest.com/classic-guns/forty-years-little-7mm

"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown