A while back I was talking to a well know smith and action maker about action strengths and I beleive he said the bolt on a Weatherby would come out of the rifle at 115000 psi!
Based on velocity, I've never seen any Weatherby factory ammo that would even come close to that.
My weak push feed M70, which shows about 70% lug contact, digests 130gr .270 Roy loads, of the factory and handloaded guise, that reach 3500fps with ease.
Yeah, I think they are hot. I'd guess Weatherby does also, when you look at the down-speeding of factory loads over the years
Dangerous? I'm not convinced of that yet.
That said, I will defer to Mr. Howell's greater experience should rifles start blowing up regularly.
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