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<blockquote data-quote="flatwins" data-source="post: 2067658" data-attributes="member: 5655"><p>Ah, man... joshua you have yourself a sporterized Mauser. Thousands like this were done in the 50s\60s when no one knew better. Plenty of American rifles were modified as well and they make fine hunting rifles though their historical collector value takes a real beating. My dad did the same thing to a US 1917 Enfield and kicks himself often. </p><p></p><p>On the brass splitting -as others have said- it could just be metal fatigue from reloading but it's worth having the headspace checked on the rifle. 30-06 is common so most gunsmiths will already have the gauges to check it. That way you will truly know the condition of the bolt face\chamber. After that run some factory ammo though it to see how it does. I'd probably pull a lot of the bullets from your old reloads and try them in new brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flatwins, post: 2067658, member: 5655"] Ah, man... joshua you have yourself a sporterized Mauser. Thousands like this were done in the 50s\60s when no one knew better. Plenty of American rifles were modified as well and they make fine hunting rifles though their historical collector value takes a real beating. My dad did the same thing to a US 1917 Enfield and kicks himself often. On the brass splitting -as others have said- it could just be metal fatigue from reloading but it's worth having the headspace checked on the rifle. 30-06 is common so most gunsmiths will already have the gauges to check it. That way you will truly know the condition of the bolt face\chamber. After that run some factory ammo though it to see how it does. I'd probably pull a lot of the bullets from your old reloads and try them in new brass. [/QUOTE]
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