In other words, I was talking total nonsense, and these rifles are perfectly capable of handling the. 308 Win was exceeded-and the rifles were finally destroyed at 98,000 psi! The SAAMI maximum of 55,000 psi (lbs/sq.in.) for the. White, a testing company, and tested to destruction. Well, apparently I wasn’t the only one who thought this, because a bunch of Guardia Mausers were sent to H.P. 308 Win cartridge, and I’ve mentioned that little snippet on a couple of occasions on this site. I read somewhere that these rifles were to be treated with circumspection, because the metal of the breech and receiver might not have been able to handle the added pressure of the more-powerful. 308 Win, for use by the Spanish Civil Guard, and fine-looking rifles they are too:
Shortly after WWII, the arms factory at Oviedo converted a number of the elderly 1916 Mausers from 7x57mm to. This GGP is dedicated to Rick Lucas, with my apologies. "Spanish “Guardia Civil” Mauser M1916 (.308 Win) Here's what I feel is the final word on the issue.
Just a follow up for all of you who have read, like me, that these rifles having questionable strength in handling full loads. Now with that frame of mind what would you do? Here's one with the full stock and a scout scope on Gunbroker. If I sold this one what price point or trade value would you put on it? These Mausers can still be found on the gun listing sights for about $200-$300 depending on condition of course. I'm not apposed to keeping it as it is with a new trigger and stock and maybe add a scout scope or grind down the receiver hump and drill/ tap for normal scope mounts. 243 as a varmint rifle and thought this might make a good donor action since the bolt can still be used, a barrel, Timminey trigger and new stock can be found fairly inexpensively. If you know of any please point them out to me. Thanks for pointing that out as some may not be aware that it COULD be an issue although I've never read of any actually occurring. I've shot many factory loads as well as hand loads, taking care to monitor the cases and have never seen any issues. This article here covers it pretty well, Having had this gun 20+ years I've read prolly 90+% of all the comments about whether it is safe to shoot or not with.