He also turned me onto M98 magazine springs for them...
Also, their magazine springs occasionally break. I replace them with used M98 Mauser springs.
Pre-64s give me a nostalgic feeling and I like the fact that they actually built magazines per case ala Mauser, my classics are very short on fit and finish but are tackdrivers, but my favorite model 70 is DArcy Echols’ Lx-1. No, it’s not a model 70, but in my opinion it’s a model 70 that goes to 11, if you get the Spinal Tap reference.
The trigger on the 7mm RM is terrible
"My love gun's loaded and she's in my sights. Big game is waiting there inside her tights... Yeah."
Yes. We all need just one more rifle...LOL.Now I only need one more rifle for the rest of my days…. A pre-64 in 375 H&H and I’ll never need another rifle.