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**44 AMP** · May 3, 2019, 12:18 PM

If its a 93 action, I think the best round you can put in it is the 6.5x55 Swede.

Kept to its original pressure (approx. 45,000 psi) it won't stress the action, you don't have to modify the bolt face or action rails for feeding, and downrange performance is amazing considering its not a magnum or a high pressure round.

Do keep in mind that "turk" isn't new, might be 100 years old, and steel heat treating in those days was done "by eye". Mauser generally did a fine job of that, some other makers, not so much.

I wouldn't pay much for any milsurp Mauser, I think the prices today are barking stupid, but then I still remember the years when I bought them for $50, or sometimes half that.

See what you actually got, when you get your hands on it. We'll go from there.

May 3, 2019, 12:18 PM	#13
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,870	If its a 93 action, I think the best round you can put in it is the 6.5x55 Swede. Kept to its original pressure (approx. 45,000 psi) it won't stress the action, you don't have to modify the bolt face or action rails for feeding, and downrange performance is amazing considering its not a magnum or a high pressure round. Do keep in mind that "turk" isn't new, might be 100 years old, and steel heat treating in those days was done "by eye". Mauser generally did a fine job of that, some other makers, not so much. I wouldn't pay much for any milsurp Mauser, I think the prices today are barking stupid, but then I still remember the years when I bought them for $50, or sometimes half that. See what you actually got, when you get your hands on it. We'll go from there. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.