I think the bottomline is that exists a considerable amount of evidence that there exists a problem with low number 1903 Springfields. If this evidence did not exist then there would not be the amount of discussion that has taken place over the last nearly 100 years. What worst is that you could look at 2 of these actions and one might blow up and the other not. And whats scary is that there is not anyway of telling which is which until BANG! To deny is just to fool yourself and not use good understanding of risk management and or statistics.
The reality is that if these guns were made in this century there would be lawsuits up the hind end and significant recalls.
Everyone can do as they wish, I believe Darwin wrote a whole book about the issue here. Survival of the fittest.
Brent you did nothing wrong and no matter what all the self proclaimed experts say the first and foremost first order failure here was a defectively manufactured rifle action.
