I recall back in the early '60s, when I was a law student in Salem OR with a wife and two little ones and a night shift job, I saw an ad in the Statesman for a 70, 300 H&H, 26" bbl. and a Redfield scope, for a $100. I went to check it out, and it was in top shape. The seller was in a similar family/financial situation as I was and needed to part with his hunting rifle. I had (still have) a nice Mauser '06 at the time and didn't really need another rifle; so I passed. Bet that old 70 is still out there getting game.
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