It was chambered in the pre 64 Winchester M70.
Yes they did but the OP says the M700 and M7 are to expensive. A P64 M70 in 35 Rem will set you back A LOT of money.
About 20 years ago, at the first gun shop I worked in, it was a very busy fall evening on the indoor rifle range as hunters waited in line to get in to check the zero on their deer rifles. There were probably 3 guys waiting and they all left their rifles laying on a table in front of the range master's desk as they nosed around the store waiting their turn. I walked back to the range area to get a soda out of the drink machine and happened to glance at the table. I vividly remember there was a Marlin .30/30, a Remington "Jam-O-Matic" and what looked like a Pre-64 70 with iron sights. I casually walked over and turned it over to see what caliber it was. I was shocked to see it was a .35 Rem. and it was near pristine! I asked the range guy who it belonged to and he said "That young guy waiting on the range." I walked back into the store area and approached the "young guy", about 20 years old, looking at scopes. I asked if he owned the gun and he said "Yeah, my grandpa left me that one." I jokingly offered him trade on any new rifle in the store, including a Weatherby Lazermark in his choice of caliber, but as expected, he declined because of the sentimental value. I respected that and told him that if he EVER changed his mind, to look me up. I also told him to take good care of it and told him that it was worth several thousand dollars. At the time, I remember seeing them in the Gun List once in awhile for in the $4,000 range. To my horror, he was considering having it drilled and tapped for a scope and I encouraged him to buy a rifle ready to be scoped and leave that one as is. He agreed, but I never saw him again so who knows what became of that fine rifle. I think of it often, kind of like the many hot girls that got away....
