You will like the M70, just purchased one myself. It's a nice gun for the price. But i must ask, why not a 30.06? So many bullet choices, so little cost of ammo as well. I think that the 30.06 is right were most people would want to be.. Good whitetail gun, bigger game if necessary, and you can get bullets in a pinch at the gas station. Over the last couple of weeks i have been here reading alot aobut all different calibers and it seems some people just like the newest and greatest fads in calibers. A trusty 30.06 is hard to beat as it has been around for such a long time.