Originally Posted by elkhunternm
None of these can be bought now,but,it'll be fun talking about which one.

I'm going through a cycle of which Winchester M 70 to get. It goes from a Pre '64 Varminter .243 Win,Pre or Post '64 Featherweight .270 win,the JOC Featherweight,7mm Rem Mag, a Pre '64 .338 Win mag, Pre '64 .375 H&H and finally the biggie a .458 Win mag.

I go from one to the other in a matter of minutes and start all over again. crazy laugh


I got an old 243 Varminter when they came out as a compromise position target rifle for 200 yd matches and a long range chuck gun. While the rifle shot well I got a heavier rifle soon after with a full size marksman stock.

I shot the barrel out on the 243 M70 and there is a Swift barrel on it now because a friend had one.

That 243 Varminter with it's 26" SS bbl. is kind of heavy for just hunting.

It's what handles best to you. If the 243 Featherweight is ok for your hunting they are a neat low recoil rifle. The Kimber 84M's are really neater however they are not pre-64's!

The 375 of course says "Africa". I shot mine some with cast bullets that don't kick so hard.

These days I would be concerned about the recoil from a 458.

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