There is no such thing as a small ring Model 98. The Mexican Mausers, which are variants of the Model 98, have small rings, but they aren' t truly Mausers, any more than the Springfield is a Mauser. The closest thing to a " small ring" Mausers are the Yugos and like. As I explained, they are large ring Mausers, but the action is termed " Intmediate" It is the same length as the Model 93, 95, 96... about a fourth of an inch shorter than the standard Model 98. They' re still good actions, although not as good as the Argentine Model 1909, which is the best of all Model 98 actions.