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Jimro · February 2, 2014, 10:18 AM

If a magazine block has been welded in you have to prime options, mill it out or replace it.

I wouldn't use a 243 Win, the pressures are too high for my comfort level in a Spanish Mauser. Not because the action couldn't take it, but because of how the action handles gas in the event of a rupture.

Jimro

February 2, 2014, 10:18 AM	#19
Jimro Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Posts: 7,097	If a magazine block has been welded in you have to prime options, mill it out or replace it. I wouldn't use a 243 Win, the pressures are too high for my comfort level in a Spanish Mauser. Not because the action couldn't take it, but because of how the action handles gas in the event of a rupture. Jimro __________________ Machine guns are awesome until you have to carry one.