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I understand how a person could go about measuring the slop between a Mauser bolt face and the extractor. Problem is our Mausers are long gone/ unavailable. My Dad bought surplus back in the 60's. Most were bought to customize and old Dad liked to polish. Had to replace the extractor on one Mauser bolt that had been polished a bit too much and would no longer properly grip the cases for extraction.
I think the bolt face to extractor space would vary from bolt to bolt but doubtful enough extractor clearance to allow the cartridge shoulder to be pushed all the way to the chamber shoulder in generously sized military chambers.
So my guess is the cartridge goes off before the shoulder stops but still behind the extractor, although not necessarily held tight to the bolt face by the extractor.
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