My first pre 64 Winchester model 70 was a 1949 300 H&H opened up to a 300 Weatherby with the barrel cut to 22 inches, and in a full blown custom stock.
I had the gun on layaway, was $500 and met a guy at a gun show, who would become a best friend, and told him about it. I told him I wished it was just a unaltered 30-06. He wanted that H&H length action because he had a nice 375 H&H barrel. He traded a nice 1952 30-06 with me on faith and I delivered the H&H to him a month later when paid off. I never shot the first one that was technically mine.
