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In reply to: Unspellable,you are absolutely correct that most complete blow-ups occure in the walls of the barrel, usually just ahead of the chamber area, where the barrels get thinner! However, an action can be damaged severly, long before a barrel lets go. In reply to: The above quote is also correct, and is just as sereous when faced with a locked tight double, whne one needs to re-load fast! The high pressures are simply hard on the actions of double rifles, and their longivity is shortened by it to a great degree! My question is, if you are going to spend the price of a new car for a rifle, why not get the best value for money, and avoid the potentual problems? By not haveing it chambered for a cartridge that is not well suited to the type rifle your buying? I will say a lot of the loose actioned doubles was not caused by the wrong cartridge, but haveing the wrong owner, who doesn't know how to care for it! I think one of the reasons you see so many damaged doubles that are chambered for rounds like the 458 Win Mag, and 375H&H, is the mind-set of the guys who buy them. Most folks who buy a rifle chambered for either of these two rounds, tend to be people who look to get as much velocity as they can from a cartridge. That is a mind-set that is dangerous where double rifles are concerned, new, or old! |