...to blowing up a rifle was today. I took my new 1917 Eddystone Enfield to my private range and ran it through it's paces. Somehow, a 185 gr. PSP 8MM got in the bag of reloads. It went off and I immediately knew something was wrong. I felt blow-back on my face. Amazingly the bolt opened perfectly and what came out was a beautifully fire formed 8MM case to .30-06 chamber dimensions. I could see daylight through the pierced primer. I now have that case on my key ring to remind me daily of how close I came to disaster by not double checking my ammunition prior to loading. For those that may doubt there's a God, trust me, He's there.
By the way, the bullet cut the edge of a really nice "one ragged hole" group.