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Rapier, I am only referencing one falling block action on this thread, the Ruger No. 1. I have several others, but they come nowhere near the strength of a No. 1. The Ruger No. 1 is "No. 1" when it comes to strength because of the wall thickness and the thickness of the steel back of the falliing block. That is what puts it ahead of the Winchester High Wall and the Sharps. The sides on those are just about the same but they don't have quite the support back of the block that the No. 1 has. Only rifles that the block slides almost straight down have the strength for the really high pressure loads.
Martinis, Ballards, Rolling Blocks etc don't have that. I have seen some very strong bolt actions and the "prettyest" ones are not the strongest. The old Arisaka is very strong as is the Enfield 17 and 14. The Mausers, Springfields come after them. If you are going to shoot overloads on a regular basis, shoot the Remington 700. I have seen them survive some terrible loads. My humble opinion based on people that worked in armories during WWII and subsequent trials.
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