Calif Hunter
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This question came up on another forum, but I'd like to see what our residents experts have to say. (I am not posting this to start a flame war or anything, just looking for good firsthand info.) The statement has been made many times and many places that old Springfields tend to "blow up". I remember reading an article in an old Gun Digest (maybe 1969?) that some of the earlier Springfields had problems becuase the heat treating was outsourced to civilian contractors when the arsenal could not handle the volume for WWI. These civilian contractors were inexperienced and the heat treatment was improperly done. This article stated that the problem receivers were destroyed by the arsenal after testing, and that the early receivers all withstood a 75,000 psi poison pill" while the newer actions withstood a 125,000 proofload. So my question is, does anyone have any first hand or direct experience with an old Springfield action blowing up or failing? My friend has a sporterized Springfield with a serial number under 500,000. My MK1 action has a number over 1 million. Both were made by the Springfield Arsenal. Thanks for your input!
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Calif Hunter www.hunttalk.com