Thread: bolt failure P14

Greetings Once More Mucko,
I had the difference between the homogeneous and lead core projectiles recently when one of our club members had a near miss with his .260 rem with the same pill. He was about 2 grains over and his Sako escaped with no permanent damage. You mentioned a lack of pressure signs. Most of the standard ones such as primer appearance, bolt lift and ejector hole marks have been shown to be unreliable although some will dispute that. The best measure of pressure available to us mere mortals is the chronograph. Higher velocity means higher pressure. I use mine more and more. We are lucky that good modern pressure tested data is now available for the .264 due to Remington chambering it in their Sendero 700. Best of luck in your search for a modern action for your barrel. At least the Enfield barrel tenon gives you plenty of scope.
Regards Grandpamac.