Have a 98 Mauser bolt (no rifle) that has a rim diameter of approx. .615".

After surfing through Cartridges of the World and Google, I can't find a cartridge with a rim diameter close to this.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

8x50R siamese mauser?

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Originally posted by ssdave:
8x50R siamese mauser?

It is an Interarms Mark X or Whitworth bolt.

Can't imagine someone would use it for a Siamese project.

Probably for a weatherby cartridge, then.

Also posted this question on another forum.
One suggestion was the .348Win & .450/.500Alaskan

I have some .348Win cases. Very close to a 'perfect' fit to the bolt face.

When I was looking for cartridges, my bias for 'normal' Mauser cartridges showed up. Never even considered the rimmed rounds.

Any extractor on it ? Some military Mausers (few) were made in 303 British .

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Originally posted by Gary MacDonald:
Any extractor on it ? Some military Mausers (few) were made in 303 British .

Yes, it has an extractor that holds the case firmly to the bolt face. Without the rifle cannot know if it is fit properly for feeding.

.303 Brit has smaller rim.
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd303british.jpg

Rimmed cases have a unique extractor . Like the dif between a 1917 enfield and a 1914 enfield .
Hope this makes sense , no coffee yet !

Perhaps the reason it was for sale is because someone made a mistake when opening up the boltface?

If it is an Interarms bolt, it wasn't factory made that way.

It's possible that some one intended to build a 416 Rigby and went a little too far.

over shot for a rigby/weathery/etc ?

custom rim diameter for a 585 nyati or other gibbs -but-rebated ?

These are some cartridges with that approximate rim diameter.

348 Turnbull
.369 Purdey
.400 Jeffery/.450-400 NE
10.4x38Rmm Swiss Vetterli
.45-75 Winchester
.470 Turnbull

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Originally posted by z1r:
Perhaps the reason it was for sale is because someone made a mistake when opening up the boltface?

If it is an Interarms bolt, it wasn't factory made that way.

It's possible that some one intended to build a 416 Rigby and went a little too far.

Never thought it was a factory made. Bolt face has clearly been opened up from the .532" magnum dimension.

No way to know what the original intention was. Parts originally came from a police auction where the actions were stripped before being destroyed. Likely it was a completed rifle. Most likely stolen and never claimed by the victim.

It seems a little large for a 45-70, but it would probably work. I have made 45-70 rifles out of mausers that work just fine with a bolt face close to .614. You just have to be careful how you stack the cartridges in the magazine.

Tapper2

How much trouble was it to get them to fed properly ignoring the simple fix or stacking the rimmed bases?

quote:

Originally posted by Utah Shotgunner:
Have a 98 Mauser bolt (no rifle) that has a rim diameter of approx. .615".

After surfing through Cartridges of the World and Google, I can't find a cartridge with a rim diameter close to this.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

8mm Lebel

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TCLouis:
Tapper2

How much trouble was it to get them to fed properly ignoring the simple fix or stacking the rimmed bases?[/QUOTE

Obviously you have to stack them so the rim doesn't lock the cartridge from going forward. I just kept filing the edges of the mag until it worked the way I wanted it to. Ii takes a while but it works.

PM sent to OP regarding a trade .
Gary