Middleton Tompkins, the hi-power target shooter. I believe he won 6 national high power titles with pre-64 actioned target rifles.
All out of the box actions with no accuracy modifications I'm sure.......
Today, of course, we have far more options, including controlled-feed Rugers that, in the opinion of many hunters, are better than pre-64 M70's in several ways.
And that be the story of the day right there, truth be told.
I am thinking about this thread and if Jack O'Connor were to come back to us today, he be lost in the shuffle of today's richer rifle tech,bullets, powders, and scopes.
I do like his simplicity and nostalgia though.
Maybe the 50s and 60s will be become known as the golden age of the rifle.
IF that is the golden age, then we are in the diamond age.
