My grandfather had a standard rifle in .270 Win. made in 1949. I thought that had to be about the finest rifle in the world when I was a kid, and I think I was right. I have it now along with a 1947 30-06, a first-year .308 Featherweight and a 1955 30-06 Target rifle. I've also owned rifles in .243 Win., .257 Roberts, 300 H&H and 375 H&H, and I wish I had them all back. There are some fine, more modern rifles out there, but nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to the old Model 70