I have a FN 30-06 Mauser. I’d suggest you start out with one of those, if you want a Mauser 30-06. If you want a 30-06 you can pick them up probably for as little as it would take to build yours. There’s plenty of people here, on the fire, that know way more than me. But I would not spend the $’s making your action work with a 30-06. I’d keep it 7x57 personally.


I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally