I presently planning a build on a Yugo M48 action, but am undecided on caliber. I wonder if it is adequate for .308 Win, and weather any modification to the action will be necessary for reliable feeding. I'll bet somebody on this site has tackled these problems. Thanks!

The M48 will work just fine.

Spend some quality time polishing the action; M48's tend to be a bit rough when compared to other model 98 actions.

I agree with Tex, Should be plenty strong, and the best length for a .308 (intermediate). I own 3 of them that are still full dress military, and I just don't see the shoddy workmanship that some people have. Maybe mine were made on a Wednesday,instead of Friday or Monday.

Yugo's are hit and miss. A little time with the lathe, polishing stone, milling machine, carb bath, heat treating oven, bluing vat, and bang boom, you got a beautiful rifle able to handle 55-60 kpsi.

John

"heat treating oven" If it's been shot with Turk ammo or any overloaded stuff. edit: and the lugs have been set back. Then it WILL need the lugs lapped and heat treated.

If not I wouldn't worry about that. If it's an unissued rifle the heat treat should be fine, but heat treat doesn't cost that much anyway. If it's a beater then yeah, you got some work in front of you.

One last thing, The 24/47 Yugo is nearly the same rifle and is (according to most people) a better starting point.

They are, were made in a really good caliber too

I've been told by a competent Smith they both will work just fine . I never asked him a price !.

Not that I doubt anyone posting here or I have done one . I'm not a gun smith , so I rely on others for the Heart of the mechanical process . I just attempt to dress them pretty !.

Prices are extremely reasonable when one takes into account the cost of just an action now days . Dam now only if they made Lefty models !.

For the sake of asking . What would a reasonable price be for a Good Smith to take one and build the action & barrel ; say with a Lilja ?. Does anyone know what practical calibers could be made , with out going to a crap load of trouble ?.

Shoot Straight Know Your target . ...

The only problem that I had with a mauser was that the round had to be in the magazine when the bolt was pushed forward. I think it is the "controled round feed". Anyway a few minutes with a dremel tool and I could then load single shot without having to push the round down into the mag.

any of the 308 cases would work great

Thanks for the input. Now I have to decide weather to buy or machine my own mount for the "pseudo-scout" project.

The XS Clifton/Ashley scout mount will make quick work of the job, but since to do that a fella has to turn a cylindrical section on a commercial barrel he might choose a diameter that matches an off-the-sheld Contender or Encore mount, maybe a one piece Leupold QD?

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Originally posted by raybass:
They are, were made in a really good caliber too

Yeah, I think so too. Very underrated for a reloader.

Jeffe, Didn't you put a .376 Styre in an action of this length?

I have got 2625 fps 220 gr out of surplus 8x57 Mausers, which tops what I can get from a .308.

And M48s have typically excellent bores.

If I were to hunt with that rifle, I would at least bend or weld the bolt handle, drill and tap for a scope, and glass bed the barreled action to the stock.

I have converted Mausers to .308, but I prefer them in 8x57mm.