You're right, Ash - I was wrong about the amount of shoulder - it has more than I remembered (that was a long time ago - HA!). Sure got a long neck.

I do like the 9.5x57 - might build one some day on an improved 8mm Mauser case. That one looks very nearly so, much less taper than an 8x57 Mauser. Modern loadings in M98 rifles will, of course, somewhat enhance it's ballistics.