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CptCurl
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Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??
23/01/10 11:50 PM

I am neither an engineer nor a gunsmith, so take this for what it's worth.

The .450NE is a relatively high pressure cartridge - rated at 17 tons. That's many multiples of the pressure the Stevens 16b was designed to handle. I would not consider such a conversion. To me the debate would be whether the action could handle the .450BPE at 10 to 11 tons (also questionable at best).

I'm not familiar with that particular Stevens model; but at the same time, I'm not aware that Stevens made anything particularly noteworthy for its strength. Place a value on your left hand and eyesight, then make your decision.

Maybe somebody else would have a rosier opinion.

Curl

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
16 Gauge Action Strength??	hansol	23/01/10 05:11 PM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	CptCurl	23/01/10 11:50 PM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	450_366	23/01/10 11:57 PM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	hansol	24/01/10 02:17 AM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	DarylS	24/01/10 03:56 AM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	smokpeolesc	24/01/10 03:28 PM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	RSFknives	10/02/10 06:46 PM
Re: 16 Gauge Action Strength??	BlainSmipy	02/04/10 07:32 AM

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