Clark:

You were there before me. I think it must be the same .500. The dealer saw it along with the .470 when he was there. He said the same thing about the bores. Other than the Middy, I didn't see any nice bores either. I will accept Cordite burn up to a point, as long as the lands are still square, but not pits.

I looked at the Holland in Dallas. It was refinished, but very professionally done. Although it's been a while, I remember thinking that the bores looked fine. The load sounded good and I know it to have been compentently assembled. From the photos, it wasn't a pressure burst - had to have been a flaw in the right tube. Just a freak occurence. I hear the new Holland is exceptional. We'll be shooting it soon.
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