Hallo Daryl/members

I opened up the magazine well of a 98 Mauser action today to accept a 8x68 round , at least I will be able to get to 89.6 mm that is without opening and milling the stripper-clip opening ...according to the knowledgeable members the optimum length is 91 mm to seat the bullet out for optimum performances with a premium bullet. I am 1.4 mm away from the 91 mm seating dept...will this at least give me good performance? I think I will be able to remove at least another 1 mm of the steel to get near the 91 mm objective...I need to keep in mind this is a high performance caliber and I need as much strength in the action as possible...

Regards

Gert