Yes, I have read Bell and others (much like Miller). I am less worried about the barrels than the stock and the barrel-to-action jointing. Barrel failures are very low % probability, but can be catastrophic for the gun and/or shooter. Stock and jointing failures are mostly cumulative over time/shooting cycles, but are costly (maybe too costly for a less expensive gun). There is very sufficient information available, thanks to sites such this, to feed old guns properly.

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