My experience of African rifles giving good service in hard conditions over many years suggests that the good quality boxlock action stands up to as much abuse as you can throw at it. A nice example is a Henry Atkin boxlock and a Rigby boxlock, both in .470, which have been in continual service in the hands of a family of professional hunters since WW1. Still both used daily. They are just two of hundreds.

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