Question about 1903 springfield Rockwell

[Chuckindenver]

to keep this simple.
many have looked real deep into this issue,, more so looking for a feel good answer or a cheering section.
facts.
SHT actions are harder then double heat treat and Nickle steel actions.

they dont fail out of the blue.. out at the range, and boom...or just let loose.

its how the steel handles a simple case head failure. and they usually dont,

were as a DHT or NS action has a better chance of surviving a simple case head failure.
without getting to deep, and kicking a dead horse.. thats the deal in a nutshell.
so, a hardness test would likely not prove anything more then whats already been tested hundreds of times..

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