For an eye-opener on the subject of Mausers in general and one dovetailed Mauser action in particular, please see Ackley's Handbook for the results of his blowup tests. A somewhat sobering testimonial to the falsity of some old wives' tales (grin).

Basically the conclusion I've drawn from these and other test results is that Mausers are soft and dovetailed Mausers are particularly suspect and should be limited to comparatively low-pressure rounds such as the 7x57, 8x57, 6.5x55, 257 Roberts, 30-06 and similar. JMOFWIW.
Regards, Joe

You can lead a man to logic but you can't make him think. NRA Life since 1976. God bless America!