CNC is only as good as the operator and tooling. M70 classics, especially the stainless version's, often look like the were put together by a gorilla with a belt sander. OTOH, the Kimber MT looks, mostly, flawless.

The precision of the parts fit together on the pre-64 is a thing to behold. I'm not one of those that thinks the sun rises and sets on the pre-64 (I don't think they're as good as their most devoted fans think they are, nor as bad as their detractors)... they do have an awful lot of machining marks, etc. BUT, the precise fit and function of the various pieces on a pre-64 is a thing to behold, and the KISS trigger is, to me, the best hunting trigger ever devised. The SC rifles lack, to me, the most salient feature of what makes an M70 an M70...


“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery