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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 605860" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>I tend to agree that the Mauser 98 may not be suitable for this purpose . I said may , because some might be good and others not so good.Re heat treated or not the big diameter cases you are contemplating removes a lot of steel from the barrel tenon , radial weakness is just as likely in an old 98 as push back weakness . You will be chasing some max pressures pushing big heavy bullets so I feel that a more modern , heavy custom action made from a high grade steel would be a safer option and produce better long range accuracy . Something like the Surgeon 1581 SS .</p><p>What is the point of putting a whole lot of quality components around an action that may not fill the bill and accuracy could be ordinary . </p><p>If you want to play with a Mauser98 make it a 308 or 30-06 and don't spend big dollars as it will not be worth much after you finnish but an outfit built around something like a Surgeon will hold it's value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 605860, member: 17844"] I tend to agree that the Mauser 98 may not be suitable for this purpose . I said may , because some might be good and others not so good.Re heat treated or not the big diameter cases you are contemplating removes a lot of steel from the barrel tenon , radial weakness is just as likely in an old 98 as push back weakness . You will be chasing some max pressures pushing big heavy bullets so I feel that a more modern , heavy custom action made from a high grade steel would be a safer option and produce better long range accuracy . Something like the Surgeon 1581 SS . What is the point of putting a whole lot of quality components around an action that may not fill the bill and accuracy could be ordinary . If you want to play with a Mauser98 make it a 308 or 30-06 and don't spend big dollars as it will not be worth much after you finnish but an outfit built around something like a Surgeon will hold it's value. [/QUOTE]
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