Is A Small Ring Mauser Suitable

[JoshF]

There is a Mauser listed in one of the classified sites about an hour away from me. Supposed to be sporterized with fajen stock and turn down bolt chambered in 7 x 57. Assuming this is probably a small ring mauser (owner has no idea) is it suitable to rebarrel to 6mm or 22-250?

Are short chambered barrels as cheap and easy to find as large ring barrels?

 

Does this seem like a suitable candidate for my first project?

[Dr.Hess]

I'm not an expert on these things, but from what I understand, the safe thing to do is to compare the pressure of what you want to the pressure of what the receiver was originally chambered for and if the new cartridge is the same pressure or less, you are OK. So what pressure is a 7mm Mauser? What pressure is a 22-250?

[donmarkey]

IMO a small ring 98 is, but a pre-98 isn't. Which small ring you looking at?

Don

[ken98k]

You may want to consider leaving it as a 7x57.

With a vast array of bullets available it's extremely versitile, and IMHO, one of the best all around cartridges ever.

[brokengun]

If the small ring is pre-98 I would suggest keeping it in 7MM Mauser.

 

There’s been a lot of debate over the years on the safety of the pre-98 small rings.

 

I remember reading several years ago that the German gunsmiths at the time believed the small ring was capable of Safely handling the 8MM cartridge.

 

But that would have been close to a hundred years ago.

 

The safest thing to do now is to keep the small rings within the pressure ranges that they were made for.

 

The 22-250 like the 308 is a little hot for a pre-98 small ring unless you hand load specific for the rifle!

 

The problem is someday someone may stick a hot loaded cartridge in the rifle, not realizing the need to keep it cool and then the problems occur.

 

My personally opinion on the subject is to keep it either in 7MM or maybe 300 savage possibly 7.62x39 although there can be feeding problems in 7.62x39.

 

If you can buy the rifle at a good price it would be a good first project rifle

[pacrat]

SAAMI pressure specs on the 3 cartridges you mentioned.

 

7x57........51,000 psi

 

22-250......65,000 "

 

6MM Rem.....65,000 "

 

There were Mauser 98's originally chambered in 7x57 such as the 1908, if it is one of those it would be suitable for the 22-250 or 6mm.

 

your question,

 

Are short chambered barrels as cheap and easy to find as large ring barrels?

 

Short Chambered barrels come in both large and small ring sizes. Price is usually same. Selection of suitable calibers is larger with the large ring short chambered barrels because of the fact that no mfg is going to stick out there legal neck selling 22-250 or 6mm barrels for small ring actions.

 

 

JM2c

[gun nutty]

For a pre-98 Mauser (93,95,96), a 6mm Rem is a little much.

 

Ya know, the .250 Savage and .257 Roberts are damn close to the 6mm, and will do a good number on both varmints and deer.

[JoshF]

Ok guys. The one i was looking at fell through but I picked up a 1909 danzig kar 98 in a sporter stock. It is my understanding these should be treated like the pre 98 small rings as far as pressure limits.

Im cleaning it up right now and Ill fill the screw holes in the trigger guard in the next day or so. I would like to see how it shoots as it is currently barreled but there is no rear sight or scope. So the next order of business will be drilling and tapping for a scope. Im thinking about buying the jig and giving this a shot myself.

 

Any suggestions as to safety to clear scope. I see some of the triggers have a safety built into them but Im not sure what it takes to make this work.