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Magnum Cartridges

Magnum cartridges and their requirements for longer action lengths

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Jan 12, 2026
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Are original Mauser 98 receivers safe for contemporary high-pressure cartridges after headspace and heat-treatment checks?

Original Mauser 98 receivers possess a fundamentally strong, well‑vented design—large receiver ring, dual locking lugs with a safety lug, and gas relief features—that historically provided robust prot...

Feb 2, 2026

How do commercial Mauser M98 magnum actions differ dimensionally from military surplus M98 actions?

Commercial "magnum" actions are, in essence, dimensional adaptations of the original M98 to accept longer, larger-diameter cartridges and modern optics, and they differ from many actions chiefly in ov...