mauser 98

[coachcw]

I have a sporterized 98 in 8mm and im wondering if anyone has played with .338 fedral in one ? shot my first buck with her and would kinda like to reserect the old girl.

[AWS]

Are you planning to rebarrel or rebore the barrel?  Unless the barrel is toast the 8x57 is every bit as powerfull as the 338 Fed and would be a good calliber for anything in this state.  The 8mm is a .323 bore dia. and the Fed is .338 and the 8mm has a slight edge on capacity.

[coachcw]

i'd rebarrell her and probilly just shoot factory loads

[Huntbear]

Large Ring Mauser with a good heat treat?  If so, it will hold the .338 Federal just fine...   have it checked by a competent gunsmith that does Mauser conversions though..  and if the heat treat is bad, you can have it re heat treated so it will be ok.  Just more money.

[brokenvet]

It would be cheaper in the long run to leave it alone as is and go buy another rifle.  I have converted 8 Mauser actions into something else and I tell you the parts are not cheap anymore.