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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 978380" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>A prime example of being "politically correct"! Obviously 'knowledge' aquired off the internet, rather than first hand. If your Mauser '98 is of known 'parentage', not stretched out of shape from too many years of military service, already drilled and tapped & a new bolt handle welded on (not bubba ed), there is no reason to <em>not </em>use it. Are they heavier than most modern actions, yes, ,,,,, is lock time slower, yes,,,,, is it made of material that's not a modern alloy steel, yes. Will a Mauser '98 that's had it's <em>quality</em> barrel installed by a <em>quality</em> minded gunsmith (again, not bubba ed), had a good trigger installed and adjusted, been properly bedded, and wearing decent optics and mounts out shoot its owner,,,,,, definitively <strong>yes!</strong> Would I use one for a 'super mag'? No. Is it a bench rest quality action. No. But, neither are the common commercial actions made today (Remington, Winchester, Savage, etc.) Chamber it up to standard cartridge, like .308, .30/06, 7mm x 57 or any of their siblings, using a quality made barrel, don't cram it into its stock, and it'll make a fine hunting rifle capable of 1/2" groups (as long a the driver really <em>does</em> now how to drive and isn't really just a 'key board jocky'). I've 'smithed many Remington 700s that were just as much of a 'disaster'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 978380, member: 24284"] A prime example of being "politically correct"! Obviously 'knowledge' aquired off the internet, rather than first hand. If your Mauser '98 is of known 'parentage', not stretched out of shape from too many years of military service, already drilled and tapped & a new bolt handle welded on (not bubba ed), there is no reason to [I]not [/I]use it. Are they heavier than most modern actions, yes, ,,,,, is lock time slower, yes,,,,, is it made of material that's not a modern alloy steel, yes. Will a Mauser '98 that's had it's [I]quality[/I] barrel installed by a [I]quality[/I] minded gunsmith (again, not bubba ed), had a good trigger installed and adjusted, been properly bedded, and wearing decent optics and mounts out shoot its owner,,,,,, definitively [B]yes![/B] Would I use one for a 'super mag'? No. Is it a bench rest quality action. No. But, neither are the common commercial actions made today (Remington, Winchester, Savage, etc.) Chamber it up to standard cartridge, like .308, .30/06, 7mm x 57 or any of their siblings, using a quality made barrel, don't cram it into its stock, and it'll make a fine hunting rifle capable of 1/2" groups (as long a the driver really [I]does[/I] now how to drive and isn't really just a 'key board jocky'). I've 'smithed many Remington 700s that were just as much of a 'disaster'. [/QUOTE]
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