Great article. Reminiscing,,, 50 years ago, this year, I killed my first deer here on the ranch where I now live with an old Spanish Ovideo M1916 “sporter" in 7x 57. Sporting a weaver K4 I received for Christmas the year before. Shooting Norma factory 150 grain ammo. $4.50 a box from Gibsons discount store!
I still have the rifle!
I wish we still had Gibson's, I bought a Stoeger "Luger" and a friend bought an unaltered 98k from one in the mid-70s. Can't recall the price of the .22, but the Mauser was $40.
