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I use AR2213SC in a 26" barrel with the my .30/06 and the powder difference between hot but no pressure signs on the case to primers falling out is bugger all. I am running 167 grain Lapua Scenars...

6.5/06 and .30/06 run in the same pressure range. X-rays wont reveal as much as conventional crack testing. If there was some major flaw (inclusion of foreign matter, etc) in the steel an x-ray...

Any good condition M17 will handle either cartridge well but I made sure I built my own .30/06 long range rifle on a Winchester M17 action. M17 actions by Eddystone, Remington and Winchester were...

Commercial crack testing does work OK but it cannot reveal inherent hardening problems with steel itself, only existing cracks. In this regard the Eddystone actions have always been a precarious...

A full inspection of all the bits is needed to come to any conclusion, however I wouldn't mind betting it was an Eddystone action. They are notorious for being as hard as the hobs of hell and a bit...