I haven't had anything to say in this thread. But it appears that the action of the rifle was sufficient to withstand whatever it was that was fired through it. The problem is, the stock wasn't up for the task. It's hard to say whether the overload was responsible for enough recoil to break the stock, but in any event, it's surprising to me that someone got a judgment in their favor when using handloads in the rifle that were, by the published data, loaded above the listed maximum.
In fact, from a legal prospective, it would seem to me that manufacturers are exempt from any liability in the use of handloads.
Think of it this way. If you buy a commercial cartridge that turns out to be overloaded and you get injured by how the rifle reacts to it,..who gets sued? The ammo manufacturer or the rifle manufacturer?
