For all you guys who built .376 Steyr rifles using Mauser actions, what action did you use? What did you do to get a "proper" magazine box?

thanks...jim

Jim
i just opened the boltface a tad, tiny bit of grinding on the ramp, and 5 in a small ring

jeffe

Jeffe, did I read right, your getting 5 down in a mex

Jeffe:

Would a Mex Mauser bolt face opened up to magnum base size be too sloppy for the .376 Steyr case?

Billy,
5 down!!

Eric,
remember, the mexican is a 98... and has a 98 bolt dia... just shorter.. and the steyr is .500, the 458 winmag i did on one is .530...

jeffe

Jeffe:

The reason I asked is that I have a Mex Mauser in 6.5RM that I think would be put to better use as a .376 Steyr. The bolt face/extractor are already opened up to fit the belted magnum head. So my concern is that it might be more work to "shrink" the bolt face/extractor down a bit to .376 Steyr dimensions.

Jeffe,

Is your action a 1919 or 1936 small ring?

I am surprised that the 7X57 mag box lets the .376 Steyr cartridges "stack" properly.

thanks...

jim

Eric,
I think it would have to be bushed, or replaced, sorry... and the feedrails would be a concern???

Jim,
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IMHO, it feeds better than 358 in the same action.

Mine is just like Jeffe's and gets the same five down.