everything else has been a step backwards, except maybe in cost of manufacturing.
Taking that quote litterally, all I have to say is ..
Horseapples.
The 3 position safety, trigger design and cocking cam on the Winchester m70 are an improvement over the military m98 action for any sporting use.
The Remington m700 reciever layout is an improvment in pure accuracy. It's not even debateable. Benchrest shooters a lot older than you (as in long dead and gone) settled that issue in the 1950s and 60s.
You can love, revere and idolize the m98 all you want, but it still does not make it superior to every turnbolt repeater that has come after it.
