Swedish Mauser Maximum Pressures

[Rapier]

"I set up a pressure barrel and fired a round. "Errr, sir, better not fire another." came from the technician. Pressure was a rather enthusiastic 81,000 psi. The equipment is only rated up to 65,200 psi! It says a lot for the old 1896 Swedish Mauser action that the pressure barrel was screwed into that it didn't let go and there was only a little stickiness when I opened the bolt."

The above statement was attributed to:

Dr. John Heath
D. Sc. Technical Support
Norma Precision

It's refrence to the incident was printed in the Dec ***8211; Jan, 2010 issue of Handloader Ammunition Reloading Journal

The M-96 Swedish Mauser action was screwed onto a pressure barrel chambered for a 300 Winchester Magnum. The reloader had sent in some of his regular reloads that were by the ***8220;book***8221; but giving him trouble. Turns out he was at max loads for a 150 gr bullet but loading 180 gr bullets.

So if you are told that the Swede is an inferior action, keep this little story in mind.
Best,
Ed