, ▁and ▁eng ra ving ▁on ▁action ▁and ▁floor plate ▁are ▁also ▁available . ▁ ▁Chamber ings ▁The ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁Standard ▁is ▁available ▁in ▁ 7 x 5 7 mm ▁M aus er , ▁. 3 0 8 ▁Win chester , ▁. 3 0 - 0 6 ▁Spring field , ▁ 8 x 5 7 ▁IS , ▁and ▁ 9 . 3 x 6 2 mm . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁The ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁Mag num ▁is ▁a ▁currently ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁produced ▁mag num ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁line ▁intended ▁for ▁big - game ▁saf ari ▁hunting . ▁This ▁Mag num ▁variant ▁explo its ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁throughout ▁the ▁design ' s ▁history , ▁standard ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁system ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁civil ▁market . ▁John ▁R ig by ▁& ▁Co . ▁commission ed ▁M aus er ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁mag num ▁action ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years ▁ago . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁function ▁with ▁the ▁large ▁s ized ▁cart rid ges ▁normally ▁used ▁to ▁h unt ▁Big ▁Five ▁game ▁and ▁other ▁dangerous ▁game ▁species . ▁For ▁this ▁special ized ▁type ▁of ▁hunting , ▁where ▁absolute ▁reli ability ▁of ▁the ▁rif le ▁under ▁ad verse ▁conditions ▁is ▁very ▁important , ▁the ▁controlled - feed ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁system ▁remains ▁the ▁standard ▁by ▁which ▁other ▁action ▁designs ▁are ▁jud