Originally Posted by Savage_99
Just a receiver sight on a 300 HH does not meet my way. To each his own on this.

I got my old M70 300 H&H out of the safe to look it over after seeing your rifle. Besides the open irons they come with its sighted with a Leu. 3.5-10 in Burris rings.
It has the original monte carlo stock with a pad.

It seems like a handicap to me to have to use irons on what might be a longer range rifle.

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Nice to know you can put a leupold 3.5-10x40 on a pre 64 without it hitting the rear sight. I like looking at all the different configurations (scopes, peeps sights, just irons etc. etc.). Here's my 1951 with a 3-9x40 on it and it does very well. It's one of my most consistently accurate shooting rifles. When I bought it, it came with a redfield rear peep that was very nice but like a bumb a$$ I got rid of it (live and learn). I also found a stock that was in near new condition that someone had put a pachmeyer decelerator recoil pad on and I thought it would be a perfect candidate for a pillar/glass bedding project (one of the reasons the rifle shoots so well I think blush). The stock cost me $130.00 out the door which I thought was a good deal at the time. Now it is paired with my 1951 and contrary to my friends opinion I'm pretty happy with it. I also glass bed, sealed and freefloated the barrel channel, threw in a dummy screw and called it good. I wanted to go mcmillan but at the time just didn't have the money for it. Take a look:

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[Linked Image] The first group I ever shot with the rifle (I knew it was a keeper).
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When the wind isn't blowing like a banshee around here it shoots very well grin

Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.

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