I have to agree with Chetaf, a wood and blue rifle that has been used hard and is well cared for, such as O'connors M70 is a piece of working art, thats a rare combo, most tools are just tools, but a classic rifle is a tool and a work of art.
Each scratch and dent has a story!
I have owned a few such older rifles and always wished they could talk! I would love to hear the storys they would tell.
The best ones are the ones we own and storys we have together.
I also have and use synthetic stocked rifles, I even have an 1909 Argentine Mauser in a Basner! But my favorites are the wood stocked Mausers and M70's.
If the hunting is slow I can always pass time admiring them!
