Originally Posted by
Trinidad Bill
Crash... good to hear some feedback on the modern FN Model 70s. Personally I prefer the appearance of the Alaskan over the Safari, however the Safari seems to have more stoutness (dual recoil lugs, cross bolts, barrel sling swivel) built in to handle the heavier loads.
I have seen pictures of some Alaskans with dual cross bolts but I believe the current model only has one. From the literature on the Alaskan I assume it has one recoil lug. I am not sure any of that detracts from the Alaskan.
Has the front sling swivel on the Alaskan ever given you a problem while shooting the .375 H&H?
The post 93 FN Model 70s intrigue me. Is there any way to tell from the serial number that a Model 70 was manufactured by FN post 93?