Originally Posted by 260Remguy
The difference between a SR 1898 style action and a SR pre-1898 style is that SR 1898 style actions are designed to cock on openning, they have a 3rd, auxillary, locking lug, and they have a larger gas shield.

I have a 257 Roberts built on a Mexican 1910 action that I bought from Mule Deer in 2003 and a 243 built on a Mexican 1936 action that I bought at Cabela's in Lavista, NE, in 2011. Both are 1898 style SR actions.

Jeff


you are right they are 98 style but they are not 98s. grin