So...I guess that takes us back to the original question - is it or is it not safe practice? Did Mauser not do it much themselves because they didn't want to take the time to do it, or did they not think it was safe practice? Handloading being largely a non-issue for most of their European clientelle (and rarely one for Americans) did they think it was safe to cut the receiver ring as a general practice?
I'm still cloudy about Mauser's thoughts on this practice, from an engineering/proof/safety point of view. I can bet, though, that they sure didn't think it was ideal.
Last edited by Ryan McNabb; 09/12/12 11:42 AM.
