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The stepped receivers were only cataloged on the higher grade 760s ad 742s with the basket-weave style checkering and raised cheek-piece monte carlo style stocks..

They are my favorite style of 760s as I only shoot scopes and like the raised cheek-piece monte carlo style stocks.

I have seen this style of 760 chambered in 270, 308, and 30-06, with those in 30-06 being by far the more common than any others. Those in 308 seem to be few and far between.

My 270 was assembled in 11/77 and my 30-06s were assembled between 11/69 and 09/74. The 11/69 rifle has the left-hand cheek-piece.

EDIT: Even though the Benoits and Berniers were 760 shooters, I saw a lot more people hunting with 742s in rural ME/NH/VT circa 1967 thru 1977.