I've fooled around with maybe a dozen pre-64's over the years and they've always shot at least OK (meaning around an inch or so) to spectacularly. One was a 1959 .30-06 that was in 98-99% condition. With the forend screw tight it would shoot several loads (including some Winchester 150 Silvertip factories) into 1/2" or less at 100 yards, usually with 3 shots touching. This is the way "blueprinted," synthetic-stocked, match-barrel custom rifles are supposed to shoot but often don't.
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