Originally Posted by ctviking
I believe the P14 is a better platform for a big bore because there is some additional metal surrounding the bolt face.


Lugs on the M17 bolt are tapered and when opened leave very little metal surrounding the bolt-face. The P14 has a radiused lug allowing more metal to remain ... but we're talking 505Gibbs sized cartridges.

These days, save your money and buy a CZ550.
Cheers...
Con