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HiBC · February 12, 2009, 09:13 PM

Now,I am certainly not saying you cannot put a .308 in a Mauser.You can.

Here is an issue you may come up against.There is less case taper in a .308.The dia at the shoulder is greater than a mauser case.

In the mag box,the cases will find ther ideal triangular stack forward,at the shoulders,while back at the rim,the cases are loose ,and have not come up to the rail.

This can lead to the bolt failing to pick up a round from the mag,or dragging a cartridge forward.

You may have a bit of work to make it feed right.

If you want something unique,there is an old cartridge called the .30 Dunlap.

All you do is short chamber with a 30-06 reamer,and then grind off the bottom of 30-06 dies.to get a 57 mm length version of an 06 and you get a tight chamber.

7x57 and 6.5x55 might be great choices,too

February 12, 2009, 09:13 PM	#24
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	Now,I am certainly not saying you cannot put a .308 in a Mauser.You can. Here is an issue you may come up against.There is less case taper in a .308.The dia at the shoulder is greater than a mauser case. In the mag box,the cases will find ther ideal triangular stack forward,at the shoulders,while back at the rim,the cases are loose ,and have not come up to the rail. This can lead to the bolt failing to pick up a round from the mag,or dragging a cartridge forward. You may have a bit of work to make it feed right. If you want something unique,there is an old cartridge called the .30 Dunlap. All you do is short chamber with a 30-06 reamer,and then grind off the bottom of 30-06 dies.to get a 57 mm length version of an 06 and you get a tight chamber. 7x57 and 6.5x55 might be great choices,too