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The GEW88 is not that strong of an action compared to the 98 so it would be advisable to not mess with it. When the barrel jacket is unscrewed from it there is an area of the receiver left with visible threads so it would look kind of bad as a sporting rifle, if you rebarrelled it. If you do decide to rebarrel it, make it a light round.
The biggest drawback though is the magazine. It requires a stripper clip for it to function. Not many other calibers will work other than the 8mm Mauser. Make sure if you do shoot the GEW88 as is, it uses a smaller sized bullet than the standard 8X57. It ises a .318" diameter bullet while the standard round is .323". Using military surplus ammo currently available will probably lead to a blow up sometime down the line.
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Gun Toter
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