John Ricks rebarreled a 700 for me with a 20", #5 SS Pac-Nor and I stocked it in a piece of Turkish walnut. It is likely the most accurate rifle I own. With 5/16" of cast at the heel and 1/4" at the toe and about 8 1/2# it is a kitten to shoot.
I have used it for a Kodiak bear (with Rick Bin and Muley Stalker) a number of deer and at least one black bear I can remember. I have been shooting 270gr XFBs in it and will change to the same weight TSX when the box runs dry. I have never recovered an X from it.
I get just a hair over 2700 with 74gr of IMR4064 in cold weather. There was no such thing as load development as the rifle is extremely forgiving. Though, it does not like the Failsafes I tried, at all!
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