Looking at a rifle in LGS that is a Mauser 98k action converted to .300 H&H magnum. My guess is whoever did this conversion had to remove material from the front lug, possibly the feed ramp etc. to make room for the longer overall cartridge length of the old H&H cartridge. It has a one piece old Redfield scope base and rings.
Asking price is $450 (I'm sure probably negotiable).
Anybody have any experience with converting a standard length Mauser 98k action to .300 H&H, or is this a terribly bad idea and I'm asking for a rifle to blow up in my face if I buy this?!?
The action is a World War 2 production era. It has the Waffenampts visible, although the scope base is covering up the manufacturer's letter code. My guess is the whole setup was probably done in the 1950s when the .300 H&H was the only next step up in .30 cal horsepower from the .30-06' (but that's just a wild ass guess).
Asking price is $450 (I'm sure probably negotiable).
Anybody have any experience with converting a standard length Mauser 98k action to .300 H&H, or is this a terribly bad idea and I'm asking for a rifle to blow up in my face if I buy this?!?
The action is a World War 2 production era. It has the Waffenampts visible, although the scope base is covering up the manufacturer's letter code. My guess is the whole setup was probably done in the 1950s when the .300 H&H was the only next step up in .30 cal horsepower from the .30-06' (but that's just a wild ass guess).
Last edited: