Interesting comments.....regarding the .270 winchester in a .270 weatherby chamber........my brother once fired a .223 in a .22-250 chamber with disastrous results.....the failure isn' t to the receiver....it' s to the case that ruptures and releases gas to the rear. It could cause the receiver to blow up. In this case the Model 70 winchester allowed the error and the fact that my brother was using safety glasses saved his eyes and there was no damage done except he needed a new extractor for the Model 70. He' s never fired that rifle since!!!

I' ve been reloading for over 30 years and I' ve had a couple incidents but have never " blown up" a receiver or barrel. I' d be far more concerned about my own reloads than those of the guy next to me at the range.

Regarding the Weatherby rifle:......just because you paid more for it don' t mean it' s a stronger or better gun.