351 WINCHESTER
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This is to clarify a post I did the other day. Some one reamed the chamber out of a 6.5 Jap. rifle as someone told him he could shoot .30-06 rounds thru it. He did shoot it and took it to a gunsmith to try and find out why it was kicking so much. Instead of using the 6.5 he was supposed to use the 7.7.
Can anyone imagine the pressure generated by firing the .30-06 in a 6.5 bbl?
A good friend told me that story and subsequent efforts of trying to blow up the rifle. He loaded a lot of pistol powder, tied it off to a tire and got behind a tree while pulling the trigger. I don't know how many times he tried to blow the action, but it held, although he said the bolt was kinda stiff.
This rifle is in a museum somewhere in the States as a testiment to the great strenght of it's action. It's too bad that someone didn't try and find out the steel they were using and how they were heat treating it.
Just thought I'd try and clear up my previous post.
Can anyone imagine the pressure generated by firing the .30-06 in a 6.5 bbl?
A good friend told me that story and subsequent efforts of trying to blow up the rifle. He loaded a lot of pistol powder, tied it off to a tire and got behind a tree while pulling the trigger. I don't know how many times he tried to blow the action, but it held, although he said the bolt was kinda stiff.
This rifle is in a museum somewhere in the States as a testiment to the great strenght of it's action. It's too bad that someone didn't try and find out the steel they were using and how they were heat treating it.
Just thought I'd try and clear up my previous post.