I think I have finally decided to go with .300 WSM for my caliber as I have had great experiences with this round and I want a short action. I will be hunting most commonly whitetail with elk, boar, and possibly black bear in the future at about any given range. I live in east TN and although I do alot of close quarters hunting(usually carry my Marlin guide gun) I hunt alot of plots and farmland as well and have chances for long range shots. I also tend to cover *alot* of ground. Heck, I usually walk 4-5 miles squirrel hunting and I love still hunting. I heard a few people say the BARs weigh a metric ton. So now I'm questioning that idea and I just saw Winchester is re-releasing the M70, particularly this http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/catalog/detail.asp?cat_id=535&type_id=103&cat=001CBoth look like they will run just a hair over $1000 and I do like the Winchester for certain. So for my usage what do you guys think would be the better rifle. Either way I'll probably put a VX-II Leupold on and if the winchester I'll probably put a McMillan stock on it.