I was going to build a small mauser action into a manlicher carbine in late 60s. gunsmith talked me out of it and got for me a 600 Remington 350 mag.barreled action for $80. Cheeper and better than anything the Mauser could have been.
You should see what a 148gr hp. pistol bullet does to a groundhog when it leavs the muzzel close to 3000fps. 250gr. factory will drop anything on this continent out to 200yds.I'm sure glad i wound up with the remington. Recoil is fierce.
I traded the gun to my brother for a luger then traded the luger for a 1960 BMW R69 motorcycle which I still have. Recently retrieved 600 carbine from brother and refinished the stock with a good recoil pad. It is home to stay now.
Tom
