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I built up a .45-70 on a Siamese action in the early '80s when I bought a barreled action for cheap. IIRC it came to me direct through the mail. I sent it to ER Shaw and they converted the action for .45-70, barreled it, bent the bolt handle, drilled & tapped and bead blasted blue. All for the princely sum of $164. I put it in a classic style Bishop stock and it turned out pretty sweet. Never tried pushing the limits, mostly 350 Hornadys at around 2000 which are pretty comfortable to shoot.
My LGS has an original Siamese Mauser in very nice condition but at $450 it's too expensive to use as a donor.