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Judging ALL similar make/model rifle actions by the capabilities of some can be dangerous.
I determined that the American Enfield (P17) was one of the stronger actions and had a 257Wby built on that action. Unfortunately, mine had been over-annealed during the drill and tapping process. After about 100 shots, it disintegrated and nearly killed me.
This is the hazard of ANY unknown 75-100 year old action that has seen no-one knows what abuse. After surviving that incident, I vowed to never own or shoot a rifle that is chambered for a round producing more pressure than it's original chambering. There are plenty of modern rifles that usually dollar out cheaper than "building" a surplus clunker.
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