A mauser action is neither long nor short...but just right...:)
That's what my M1999 "short" action is: the box is 3.125 inches - an intermediate length...perfect for the old round.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
