Originally Posted by peeshooter
You are stuck with it as is. You cannot change the barrel, ever.



Not true. Not for the home gunsmith, but changing the barrel is possible. Quoting John Barsness:


"But the desire to change the chambering of your rifle every few months, whether because of boredom or the introduction of a new “Wonder Cartridge,” is far from universal, and if you happen to shoot enough to wear out a Sauer or Mauser barrel then you can also probably afford to send the rifle back to Germany for a replacement. (A new barrel probably won’t cost any more than having a typical American gunsmith screw in a new barrel, and probably won’t take any longer, either.) Pressing the barrel into the action also results in a very stiff connection, another reason for the accuracy of both rifles."

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/3/20/german-resurgence-mauser-12-and-sauer-101/