To spare a dear friends blushes he shall remain nameless, once in error he loaded a batch of .303 with 41 grains of Unigue rather than N140 for use in his SMLE it was a friday evening he was rushing and he was shooting with us the following day. On the morrow I was shooting next to him,the firing point was covered with a concrete floor; there was a very load bang and a cloud of dust and it could be said he emerged somewhat shaken rather than stirred. The rifle was intact but the bolt had to be opened with a sledge hammer, so draw your own conclusions as to the strength of the action.

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