I have an old Model 700 BDL .270 my Dad bought in the late 60s. He didn't much care for it as he preferred his Win Model 88 .308. I took it over when I was 13 or 14 and went to town hunting deer on our lease we had. Started out with a Tasco 6x with that German post reticle. Took some deer with her as she was very accurate. My dad came home one day with a couple of Redfield Widefields in 3x9 so we put those on our rifles. There was no such thing as box blinds back then. We had tree stands. A board or 2 up in the tree with spikes to climb. I always wanted to venture away from the norm and hunt someplace new. No problem climb a tree and sit on a limb for hours. Dragged that .270 up into many a tree and beat the yaupons with her hunting. 30 years ago or so I put her away in favor of the 7-08. Fast forward to this week I decide to revisit the old girl and mounted a newer scope I had on her and took off to the range. After getting the her zeroed with the new scope I made 3 last shots and quit. That shot right was before my final adjustment I'm going to hunt with her next season just for old time sake. Damn fine rifle and lots of memories