OK, Mauser aficionados, a question.

The milled clawmount base... Just how much DOES it weaken the action?

Certainly it doesn't strengthen it. Do you take it into account when you work up loads for a rifle?

I am referring to the regular front round receiver ring milling, not the milled flat-top.

I've always wondered about it, but cannot remember hearing or reading of any blown actions except for PO Ackeley's murdered action which did of course blow there at the milled ring.