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[jasophil1]

It's really more of an "intermediate" action, the Yugoslavian / Serbian M48 rifles have an action length specifically for the 8X57MMJS cartrige for example, but retain all the cock on open controlled round feed design features of the 98 Mauser action. This can make for difficulties trying to put one of those actions with 7 and 5/8" center to center action bolt dimensions into a 98 Mauser stock with 7 and 7/8" dimensions. But it's also problematic to try to fit that action into a common "short" action for cartridges based on the 308 Winchester with ?X51mm case dimensions.

The original 7X57mm action is a cock on open action that predates the 98 Mauser action. It's a bit of a different beast.

This page at Hoosier has one of the best general compare & contrast summaries on various Mauser bolt actions that I've found.

Hoosier Gun Works : Online Catalog : Mauser Cross Reference

Hoosier Gun Works, Dealing in gun parts, 100000 gun parts, 2000 gun stocks, 1000 magazines, 500 barrels. Enfield and Mauser. Military and comercial.

www.hoosiergunworks.com

The 1893 7x57 cock on close .

 

[Mr. Zorg]

The 1893 7x57 cock on close .

Correct I mystyped thanks for catching that. Thankfully the Hoosier website is free from my typos and other errors

 

[std7mag]

Hoosier is a good wealth of info when things Mauser are concerned.
Good place to get original Mauser parts also.

 

[R2surfdaddy]

Mine is minute of deer. I mounted a Vortex PST FFP 2.5-10 with Mrad adjustment and zeroed it in. I took it to a stand once but that may be the extent of it being out of the safe. That said, I really don't collect guns; I shoot them.

Agree,,, Shoothing them is much more fun that storing safequeens!!!