Hi Rick,

In regards to the Low numbered issue and the receiver not being strong enough to shoot would it be ok if I had a good gunsmith look at it and make sure it has a tight headspace? I was reading Hatchers Notebook and apart from the Hardening process he pointed out that some of the receivers failed due to loose headspace and the cartraige slamming back on the bolt and also read somewhere that the gasses would backflow between the casing and chamber to make the rifles fail. So if I did the due diligence of making sure the headspace was good it should be alot safer to fire than the ones that failed. Has a receiver failed in the last 30 or so years? or have most of them been found and taken off the market?
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