Mauser feeding question

[Shawnba67]

I bought a used k98 chambered in 8mm06AI and it feeds flawlessly. Im considering rebarreling it to 6mm ackley. I made 3 6mm rem (non ackley) dummy rounds and they fed ok not as smooth as the 806ai rounds. What else should i check or verify to be sure im not gonna be armpit deep in feeding hiccups??

 

[David4516]

I am not a gunsmith or expert at all, so take this with a grain of salt. But I think if anything it would feed even more reliably with 6mm Remington. The 6mm case is based on the x57 case, which the Mauser was specifically designed for. The mauser was not designed for the -06 case...

 

[Savage99]

Use the rifle, a 8mm, as it is. It's ready to shoot.

Sell or put it aside.

Buy a 6mm.

 

[WardenWolf]

Shawnba67, really you just need to slowly feed it and determine where it's hanging up. Determine the friction points and smooth them out if need be.

If you do rebarrel it, I recommend ER Shaw barrels. They have a huge caliber selection (including 6mm Remington AI) available, and if you send them your action they'll fit any barrel you buy from them for a reasonable cost.

 

[GRIZ22]

You will spend more rebarreling that Mauser than it will cost to buy a rifle in the caliber you want.

 

[WardenWolf]

You will spend more rebarreling that Mauser than it will cost to buy a rifle in the caliber you want.

Yet some people still do it, whether for nostalgia or to get an excellent rifle that is really and truly theirs. A friend got his Mosin Nagant rebarreled. Why? Because it was his father's rifle, but the barrel was completely wrecked.

 

[Shawnba67]

Take off barrels are cheap makes trying a new caliber easy on the pocket book. If it does the things you want you go get a premium if it doesn't youve got beer money left over

 

[Jim Watson]

If a '98 Mauser does not feed the 6mm Rem. smoothly, I have to consider the possibility that it was altered to handle the 8mm '06 AI which is longer and less tapered than the Mauser family of cartridges.

What does this mean for a 6mm AI conversion? I don't know.