After packing my Win. Mod. 70 (270win.) around for 25+ years I decided I was finally ready for a lighter rifle. (Actually, this was the only excuse I could come up with to buy a new hunting rifle)
So, last year after hunting season I started looking around for a light wieght 243 and had settled on either a Ruger or Remington and was leaning towards the Rem. when my shooting partner came up with a Win. feather wieght in 257 Roberts.
Well I thought about it for as long as it takes to open a wallet and pull out the cash
I'm hoping to be able to put a synthetic stock on it between now and hunting season but if not I'm still going to enjoy packing around another classic.