This especially occurs when the magazine is loaded and fired. The magazine length and tapered feed rails will most often cause feed problems with a shorter minimally tapered cartridge such as the 358W. The reason is not one of "will the action handle it" but one of feeding. However, as that may be I do not recommend the 358 Win in the M96 action. As to HT are we to assume that M96s produced during the same period as M98s were HT'd To some inferior degree compared to the M98? Especially by the Swedes? I think not. Swedish steel was then and still is noted for it's quality. So the question comes down to the steel used and the heat treatment of the action. The action design as far as strength goes equals most "modern" bolt actions. The old adage that the SR Mausers were "designed for jus 45,000 psi (CUP)" is not quite true, especially in the case of the Swedish M96 action. The SAAMI MAP for the 358 Win is 60,000 psi. Commercial Hornady and Norma are very close to the same. The psi's measured in milsurp M36/M96 chambers with an Oehler M43 run upwards of 55,400 psi. The European MAP for the 6.5x55 Swede runs 3800 (bar) or 55,100 psi. That includes commercial US and European ammunition and milsurp ammunition. I have measured the psi in several different cartridges which are mostly chambered in SR Mausers. 358 does NOT share in.īig difference between what the MAP (Maximum Average Pressure) for a cartridge is and what they are actually loaded to (most often less). It almost seems a shame to pull the barrel on this, but I don't really care for the 6.5 anymore. It's solid and no dents or cracks or gouges. I think someone like Ben could do magic with this little stock though. This wood is so very blond it really needs to be sanded back down a stained but I've tried that before and it was disgusting what I did. My stock working skill suck BIG TIME but I did manage to get a piece of bloodwood on there as a tip to hide the nasty chop job. When I get time I will try to cycle a 308 (Dummy round!) and see how it acts. 358 winchester and do a good job of it? I think pressures wouldn't be a problem but the bolt head may be a touch sloppy. My question, could a Swedish Mauser handle a. SO, it wouldn't be crime to go a little further if there was redemption at the end. It's already been hacked on, drilled and tapped and bubba did a horrible job turning down the bolt handle. I had a Savage 110 and was about to start and I just looked at it and went Bleeeh! Trying to be different can be a bad thing if you take it too far but hopefully you see where I'm going with this. I have been trying to come up with something to build a 358 winchester on. I have this really bad habit of PM'ing guys like Goodsteel with ridiculous inane questions like this, wasting the man's time when he's trying to make a living so I'll pose this publicly.