Ken Campbell Iowa
posted this
13 February 2017
oh... sh mentioned $$$ ... dang ! .... reset .....;
now you need a spreadsheet ( g ) ... and we might widen your selection filters ...
do you really need a long neck case ?? note that top shooters barely seat the whole gas check .... and a current mj benchest case has almost no neck at all ... after all, the most effort in mj benchrest is to fix that dang neck error ... so why not just cut it off ... almost . ........ if it has something to do with seating long bullets .... how about just have a long-throated chamber ...... would seem better to have more of the bullet already guided in the throat when you pull the trigger ....
chamber reamers are available with no neck ... i have one for the 7mm rem mag ... then you ream the amount/dia. neck you want ... then the throat you want.
you might also consider a 7.62 x 39 ... lots of reamers around ...$$$ ... also lapua makes cases ( large primer ) for the x39 .... for getting serious . not sure but possible your mauser extractor will extract x39 .... for a starter/shooter barrel i bet you can find a small ring x39 barrel for $100 .... try green mountain ... probably better than a factory barrel ... and you might get lucky .
notice that we all are having fun spending YOUR money ... oh: money ... you can probably get a still-excellent take-off match barrel in 30 cal ( 30 br---308 ) for about $200 ... but then needs crutched a bit to adapt it the 12 pitch mauser action . estimate another $100 ... but still cheeper than a new shilen plus chambering .
ken