M1916 ?

[00_buck]

I have a m1916 that is a 308 win. I was just wonder if anyone knows. Is this a small ring mauser or large ring?

[BradD]

00,

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Is that a Mexican? DWM marked?

 

Brad

[Racepres]

Model 1916 in 308 [actually7.62CETME] is a small ring.. To be more sure.. It should cock on closing.. HTH. MV

[sonic1]

this site has a lot of info on 1916 maybe helpful...welcome

 

http://www.geocities.com/fritz125541/Spanmauhome

[00_buck]

Brad,

It is a spanish model that has already been sportsterized. I've had the rifle for about ten years now and hunted with it every year. But i am redoing it.

I was just wondering because I would like to put a bold trigger on it. new safety and stock. The barrel on it is marked 308 win it is a samco barrel.

[00_buck]

sonic,

Thanks for the site it should help alot.

[00_buck]

so what I get from the reading is that the m1916 is a small ring 93 action.

[donmarkey]

so what I get from the reading is that the m1916 is a small ring 98 action.

Yes, the basic way to tell the difference is if the ring on the receiver where the barrel threads in is langer in diameter than the rest of the action, it is a large ring, if not small ring.

-Don

[riflecrankdotcom]

They are indeed small-ring, model 93 actions. They were originally 7x57 before being rebarreled to 7.62x51. At one time, those things were everywhere for well under $100. They have been tested by several different entities in the States to determine if they are safe to fire with factory .308 loads, and the general consensus was that they are safe for limited use with such loads for sighting in, hunting, etc. but for extensive shooting, one should use the published starting handloads as a maximum.

I have fired them in both the 7.62 and the original 7mm chamberings; and I have seen one that was wrecked by a "case full of Bullseye" type load. Incredibly, the bolt held and protected the shooter on that one. YMMV.