Originally Posted by tex_n_cal
I Googled several times, and got a few anectdotal stories, but not a lot of objective data. So I'll ask the question a little differently.

Has anyone run an original High Wall in a modern, high pressure cartridge, with a case head of .30-06 size or larger? Did you see any evidence of accelerated wear in the action?

I know they are generally considered very strong, and I'm not planning to do anything extreme, but I don't want to abuse one & shorten its life, either. As far as I know, this one already has a bushed firing pin.
How much force is directed towards the breech block? I ask that because I seem to recall that was the Remington Rolling Block's Achille's heel.


I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.

Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.

Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.