I have a beautiful sporterized, not Bubba-izzed, Mauser 98 8x57. Factory barrel, walnut stocked, turned bolt handle, d&t for scope, with the most awesome double set trigger. I shoot max loads of IMR 4064 with Remington brass and a 185 grain Core-Lokt bullets. Since the gun is a family heirloom from my wife's grandfather, I don't hunt with it but I should. It's a real tack driver, which I attribute to the great trigger set up and with a 185 grain bullet driven at about 2650 fps I have no doubt that it would kill just fine. I've never tried any other powder/bullet combination because the one I started with is so darn good.
