GUNS Magazine Rifleman

RIFLEMAN Dave Anderson
	6mm Remington Vs. .243 Winchester Myth Runs Smack Dab Into Fact
	Dave’s love of the pre-’64 Winchester 70 Featherweights in .30-06 include (from left) one with Leupold 2.5-8X scope and one with a 4X Kollmorgen Bear Cub. A new love, the Ruger 77 Hawkeye Compact models in .300 RCM (middle right) sport a Leupold 3-9X scope and second, the new Redfield 3-9X (far right). Rugers have a shorter length of pull (13" vs. 13-1/2") and shorter overall length (39-3/8" vs. 42-1/2"). All the rifles weigh right around 8 pounds scoped.
	The dual-purpose varmint/deer rifle was a popular item in the ’50s and ’60s, and is still a useful tool today. Varmint shooting as a sport got going in the 1930s, but as with many things the Depression and WWII put it on hold until the ’50s. By 1955 the tremendous post-war demand for sporting firearms was slowing down. For most hunters, one centerfire rifle was all they wanted or needed.