Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
You men are aware that the Mauser action of the M17 is the strongest action available? These are the guns thet are turned into .458 Win. No re heat treating required. If the reloading books recommend a load you can bet they are a couple of grains below max to be safe. Follow the professionals not hear say.
yeah, I have seen post about how strong the actions are and its amazing a lot of guys like to turn them into 375 H&H and thats a pretty tough round.