I find it interesting that nearly all the posters are keying in on the chambering and ignoring the rifle. I'd pick a Win. model 70 over a Remington 700 any day, have had too many bad experience with Remington's lack of Quality Control. I would not choose a single shot as a primary hunting rifle, they are a lot of fun but somewhat limiting.
The .280 offers a theoretical advantage over the .308 for long range hunting but that matters on paper only, not in the field. I have and use both.
Dang, how old are you? I mean, I'm almost fifty and have shot all my life. You must really go through guns to have had that many "Quality Control" issues with any brand. (Except Chrysler Corp.
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