I have had to learn the hard way many times. Fortunately I hope that some wisdom has came with my older age. My friend RAS can tell you some of my horror stories I have confessed to him.
if it helps your pain any, I bought a 7mm pre 64 that was sold as original. It was not, it was what most would make in a few months.
This is why I will always shy away from rare calibers, they say there are more fakes than originals.
