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Well no offence natman but that article is a call for fact checking more then useful information. There are so many errors in that it makes the writer look like he really doesn't know what he's talking about. First the Stevens 325 wasn't made in .250 Savage its chambered in .30-30. I know because my Stevens 325 has .30-30 stamped in the receiver and thats what it shoots. The Stevens 330 is a double barreled shotgun not a bolt action rifle in any caliber. The Stevens 325 was discontinued in 1950 because it and the 322 were brought out in the Savage line under the model 340 and 342. If the action is to weak for .250 Savage (45000CUP) how was it strong enough for .225 Winchester (50000CUP) or .223 Remington (55000PSI).
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Excellent point. I take most of what I read on the internet with a grain of salt, but you would think that
Shooting Times would do better.
I suspect that if there's any factual basis for it, the "high pressure cartridge" he's referring to is actually the 225 Win. It has both high pressure and a large base area, which translates to a lot of bolt head thrust. The 223 has a lot of pressure but a very small base area.
In either case I still wouldn't rebarrel any Savage 340 variant to 460 S&W.