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Unread 04-14-2015, 07:53 PM   #7
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John Olin subjected the M21, along with other guns of the time (including Purdey) to proof testing, and all other guns failed. He was unable to blow up the M21 with any proof load he tried. If my memory is correct (and that is a BIG assumption) the Purdey failed on the 4th or 5th charge.
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