Wolfhound76

The Savage: - it is my personal belief from everything I have been able to read... the gun blew up! BUT, why shouldn't it have? What was the number rounds through that barrel? What was the number of Magnum charges through that barrel? What was the number of rounds through that barrel that exceed the Savage Recommendation?

Is there such a thing as "metal fatigue?" Home many times can the metal expand and contract before it looses it's elasticity ( and I know that is the wrong word) At some point it is going to become brittle...

If shoot 10000 rounds from my 270 and 10000 round from my 300 win mag, which gun could I expect to shoot another 10000, which one should I start worring about?

The BPI/CVA thing is old... thatcompany has restrained it loads - this has been well advertised. It has been explained several times WHY! the proofmark is what it is and yes I believe it is to save BPI/CVA money so they can be more competitive in the US market, not because it is the max load. Even A&H used the same proofing for many years, but they assured Randy that they did additional testing - so they are not a target even though it is the same Spanish extruded type barrel. All Spanish barrels are now condemed by many, as if the Spanish can not produce good barrels.