There has probably been about as much debate on the advisability of opening up a standard length 98 Mauser to handle the .375 Magnum length cartridge as to the advisability of lengthening a shotgun chamber.
Both have been done on numerous occasions & while some would say it is never advisable, we just do not seem to be inundated with failures on either account,
To lengthen a 98 action to handle the magnum length cartridge some metal has to be removed which backs up the lower bolt lug, which of course weakens it. In both cases, one is depending on there being enough surplus strength built in that some metal can be removed without going into a Danger Zone.
