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<blockquote data-quote="MW204" data-source="post: 2974801" data-attributes="member: 118876"><p>I started customizing rifles on Mauser 98's and it's a pretty good way for you to get into doing it yourself or you could just keep that Mauser 98 just as it is there are fewer and fewer of them around these days. </p><p>Yes, you will need a few basic tools, some specialty tools and shazam with a little help you too can do you own work. Find someone that will help you, local would be tons better if they know what they're doing, and let them guide you, especially when it comes to installing the new barrel and checking the headspace. You can even cold blue it yourself if you want to and if you do that right it will last a long time too. </p><p>It's not as hard as it might seem at first, but there are things that need to be done correctly or you could have a time bomb in your hands. </p><p>I personally have built numerous Mauser 98's from 22-50 up to 458 WM with no issues (I had competent local help when I started), but you do need to buy known good actions or have someone check it for you.</p><p>Below is some published pressures of rounds I've built on a Mauser 98, except the 220 Swift, I've never built one of those, plus a couple of website you might be interested in. </p><p></p><p>7 x 57 Mauser 51,000 psi</p><p></p><p>300 WSM 65,000 psi</p><p></p><p>308 Win 62,000 psi</p><p></p><p>458 WM 62,446 psi</p><p></p><p>22-250 65,000 psi</p><p></p><p>220 Swift 63,962 psi</p><p></p><p><a href="http://lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm" target="_blank">http://lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="https://calculator.academy/cup-to-psi-calculator/" target="_blank">https://calculator.academy/cup-to-psi-calculator/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MW204, post: 2974801, member: 118876"] I started customizing rifles on Mauser 98's and it's a pretty good way for you to get into doing it yourself or you could just keep that Mauser 98 just as it is there are fewer and fewer of them around these days. Yes, you will need a few basic tools, some specialty tools and shazam with a little help you too can do you own work. Find someone that will help you, local would be tons better if they know what they're doing, and let them guide you, especially when it comes to installing the new barrel and checking the headspace. You can even cold blue it yourself if you want to and if you do that right it will last a long time too. It's not as hard as it might seem at first, but there are things that need to be done correctly or you could have a time bomb in your hands. I personally have built numerous Mauser 98's from 22-50 up to 458 WM with no issues (I had competent local help when I started), but you do need to buy known good actions or have someone check it for you. Below is some published pressures of rounds I've built on a Mauser 98, except the 220 Swift, I've never built one of those, plus a couple of website you might be interested in. 7 x 57 Mauser 51,000 psi 300 WSM 65,000 psi 308 Win 62,000 psi 458 WM 62,446 psi 22-250 65,000 psi 220 Swift 63,962 psi [URL]http://lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm[/URL] [URL]https://calculator.academy/cup-to-psi-calculator/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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