Have an "early" M-70 classic, too in 7RM, tho it started life as a 280.
What happened at 7 digits?
Weighs in at 7.45# all up w/Zeiss in an MPI. That is about right for carrying all day and off the bench with 160s. Have 7WB chambered, too, but the 7mags (for me) get pretty obnoxious in a very light rifle when loaded to the max. There a line there somewhere and they get to be two different critters especially around that 7# mark... Between my ears, the 7RM is best as an elk cartridge and may be the best one if such a thing was possible...outside of print.
Put a Timney in a Remington 700 TI action yesterday...as much as I like that rifle, adjusting sheet metal components isn't a confidence building exercise. Prefer the Mauser & M70 (with the "open" trigger design, thank-you) for stuff that may get abused for a week or two at a time.
