All my life I've been a "jack of all trades" and a master of very few - and I use the term "master" very loosely!
I have a nice '42 Turkish Mauser (Kale) in nice condition. Could be a collector except the stock has been repaired.
I expect lots of advice to leave it as an 8x57 but I would really like to go to 8mm-06, mostly because of the availability of brass . I understand that it is at least possible to ream the chamber by hand without removing the barrel. Is that correct?
I am capable of filing sight dovetails, working triggers, truing (automotive) blocks and cylinder heads - all by hand - slowly and patiently.
Is there a way to get there from here? or is modifying brass (many hundreds eventually) the easier means to the end for me?
I will be using my own reloads, prolly cast only, and the rifle will never be sold (unless my entire family disappears from the face of the earth).
Bob