Hi Ted, well perhaps I have and perhaps not. Your gun is an exception. I know I used to have one. While it was a good gun, mine had problems. Light primer strikes more often than not. The pins were not mushroomed, but I guess the spring was weak , why I don't know. Anyway, IMHO the Model 30 is a plain basic BLNE nothing fancy, but I'd take a 700 over it any day. Guess this is were we differ. I've never had any striker or spring problems with any of my Brit guns, to include a J. Blanch built in 1886 or so. I've never had any ejector problems either (I like ejectors, in fact all my hammerless guns are ejector guns). If you've seen some of those $400 specials someone likes so well, you'd know what I'm taking about. I guess sometimes one does use a broad brush to get a point across. Anyway, best of luck to you and your Model 30.
Best
Greg
