Since I enjoy stirring the pot occasionally, I'll throw this out for consideration. Which is the superior rifle -- the Pre-64 or the contemporary Model 70? Setting aside resale value, which would you declare to be superior, and why?
This post was prompted by an argument with pal who swears the Pre-64 is superior based solely upon his having read JB's "Shooting 70 Years of Model 70s." I suspect he didn't read it that closely because I don't recall JB declaring a winner in that article. IIRC, he compared one Pre-64 30-06 with one contemporary Model 70 300 WSM and group size difference was just 0.03 in.
At any rate let's see your arguments pro and con. Just let me grab some beer and popcorn first...
