The well-known custom stockmaker Jerry Fisher's main big game rifle (maybe his only) is a pre-'64 Model 70 he stocked many years ago. It was originally a 7x57 Mauser, and he used it to hunt everything in Montana, where he lives.
Then in the 1960's the 7mm Remington Magnum became the big deal, and so many kept yammering about its amazing effectiveness that Jerry rechambered his Model 70 and opened up the bolt face. I was visiting him in his shop maybe a dozen years ago, and he showed me the rifle, saying: "One of the dumbest things I've ever done. All it does is kick harder, but it doesn't kill any better."
