This is an example of a postings on the net regarding the low-numbered 1903’s.
“It is my belief that virtually any low-numbered 1903 action will be broken by a massive gas escape, such as that resulting from a failed cartridge case, whether excessive pressures are involved or not, while the later actions will generally survive intact, as they should.”
Does anyone agree or disagree with this statement and if so why?
Without trying to escalate this question into a war, I will have to say I disagree with the statement. The reason I say this is I saw the remains of a low number 1903 that the case did let go in. The reason I will never forget that is because I had a case let go in a pre-64 Model 70 and it fared worse than that particular 1903 did.
I will also add I'm sure I fared worse behind that Model 70 than I would have behind the 1903. The biggest reason for this is because of the position of the ejector groove on the Model 70's bolt versus the position of the one on the 1903 bolt.
