I'll admit the blown primers were unsafe loading practices, but lack of "basic maintence," problems I don't buy. That's because other actions don't have these problems under the same conditions. E
I think you were talking about things not working properly because of dirt/debris or mechanisms gumming up sticking/stuck if I'm not mistaken. Those aren't rifle action design issues. To bad Big Stick isn't here to share some of the pics of his Montucky with so much rust you would think it would have stopped working altogether. Never heard him complain once about that rifle (enclosed trigger design) or any of his 700's not working and he beats the [bleep] out of everything he owns.
