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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1528112" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>Just to add, most chrome moly steel used today for barrels and actions is rated to 200,000psi regardless of manufacturer. Stainless in the order of 416R is maxed at around 160,000psi as far as my research indicates.</p><p>Brass is the weak link and is designed to yield below what the rifle does. The head of a brass case will expand and fill the bolt face at just shy of 100,000psi in most BOLT ACTIONS. It is far less than this in other lock types.</p><p>It's the gas escaping and expanding that destroys rifles, in most cases the front ring breaks and the barrel falls on the ground.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1528112, member: 10755"] Just to add, most chrome moly steel used today for barrels and actions is rated to 200,000psi regardless of manufacturer. Stainless in the order of 416R is maxed at around 160,000psi as far as my research indicates. Brass is the weak link and is designed to yield below what the rifle does. The head of a brass case will expand and fill the bolt face at just shy of 100,000psi in most BOLT ACTIONS. It is far less than this in other lock types. It’s the gas escaping and expanding that destroys rifles, in most cases the front ring breaks and the barrel falls on the ground. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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