Mausers generally feel better and properly built are wonderfully accurate, maybe not for modern benchrest standard, but certainly more than adequate for hunting, even varminting.

The controlled round feature and that wonderful feel of glass hard surfaces make them quite special.

Most modern actions are very strong, can be smooth ala Sako 85, Sauer 202 etc but they're not M98's.

If you're a serious hunter and can settle for standard calibers, the M98 is the "ducks guts", if you need an Ultra Mag or something else inanely over the top settle for a Rem 700 or modern built equivalent.

You want a Mauser because it's still the best "hunting" action money can buy. Further, I doubt anything (maybe a Mannlicher) feels as good to work. Done properly nothing is as reliable and as useable as a Mauser 98, buy them, convert them, look after them.