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Jorge1

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Magnum308,
I have a newer M70 classic Super Grade in .270 Win that I had matte blued. It is the finest smoothest functioning rifle I have ever had in my hands. I may have damaged the value by having it matte blued, but I don't care it has earned "keeper status" in my heart, I intend on leaving it for my grandson after I am gone.
Another M70 with "keeper status" is a cheaper model 7mm Rem Mag with a blind magazine (70A) that I bought new in 1977. I love the way it balances and I have done most of my hunting with it. Like the newer Supergrade it has the anti bind groove in the bolt that runs on a track, this feature began in 1968.

I have had 3 pre '64 M70's (2-.264 mags) and a 1948 30-06, but as previously mentioned, I can't stand the sights snagging on everything, so they are all gone. But not sadly, because I didn't loose any money on them.

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sambo

I grew up on the pre-64 M-70, and I've tried enough other guns to have come back to them. I have two now, a 308 and a 35 Whelen, both semi-custom. The M-70 trigger is unarguably the best in the world, and the safety is the one everybobdy copies. The extractor seems to work just fine, and the Featherweight variant is just about perfect as it sits. In short, it's a lightened and improved small-ring Mauser, and that says a lot.

But having said that, I sure did like my Remington M-7. And the Mausers -- all of them. And the CZ 550 was a stout rifle, too. I hope this helps, but I think I've just muddied the water. Okie John.

I have had three pre-64 model 70s.

The first was a pre-war .270 that someone had drilled and later filled for a side scope mount. The stock also had a recoil pad so it was a shooter not a collector piece.
It shot 110 gr. Sierra soft points into one small hole very
consistently. 130 gr. Speers and 160 gr. Noslers shot under
an inch and to the same point of aim.
The stock had a low comb and required low mounts and a
smaller scope for good face contact on the stock.

I still shoot a 'transition' (1946) M70 with a .22/250 Shilen
barrel and a McMillan stock and a M70 .30Gibbs.

I like the actions for hunting guns. They have great triggers.

They tend to shoot around 1 to 1.5 MOA without too much fuss
and allow handloaders to slowly work the bolt and grab fired cases easily.