Originally Posted by southtexas
Bought my M700 in '62.

30-06, 20" bbl, steel. Buttplate... kicked the snot outa me !

I had one of those. Cool little rifle, but challenging to shoot. I sold it and had an old ADL 243 re-tubed with a 20" M600 bbl in 308 I picked up for $25. Great little rifle and much easier to shoot than that 30-06.