Recently picked up a small ring mexican action.

Was thinking about going 6.5-06 or 7-06 (280)

then I noticed bolt is shorter than standard 98

Will it feed 06 calibers or would it be better to

drop back to 6.5-284 .open for suggestions.
thanks

Anything that will fit the action but not a magnum. Kudude

30-06 wont fit, without a bunch of work
1910 and 1936 actions are just about the same and mex out a 3.15" OAL

I've done
257rob
708
308
358
376 steyr
458winmag (3.15 only"
on them

7x57 Mauser. Classic rifles deserve classic rounds.

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Originally posted by craigster:
7x57 Mauser. Classic rifles deserve classic rounds.

Building a 338Fed on one now, and probabley a 6.5x284 next year. Keep them to x57,308 or 284 cases and you'll be safe; not alot of extra work needs to be done. Some of the other cases require more effort.

The Mexican is an intermediate action designed around the Xx57 line of cartridges. You could open one up for an X'06 family cartridge, but it seems a little odd to me. It would require a goof bit of modification-along the lines of opening up a regular M98 to take a .375 H&H.

I owuld stick with soemthing the length of the 7x57, 6.5x55, or the .308 family. The action was designed with this size round in mind.

But I have seen a couple that were opened up to the '06 family cartridges before.

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6.5x55

since I don't yet have one, I always vote for the six-and-a-half.

I did the 7X57 on mine. How could you go wrong with an action that's purpose built for the cartridge?

Terry

I used a 7mm last year hunting in Montana, and will use it again in October- I love the thing, and there is a nostalgia appeal to it I enjoy.