Yes....a good bolt action rifle. I have a 1936 K98 made in the Mauser Oberndorf factory (SN 42) that is a meticulously crafted marvel that would more than equal what a MN could do.
The problem is numbers and accommodations made in producing the weapon in mass quantities. It was the same for the main battle rifle, the main tank (T34 and the M-4) - the main anything, really. Production. At the end of the war, this country was producing a Liberty ship each day.
If I had my druthers, the Garand is the battle weapon of choice among these. Millions built and used by our forces. There is a reason why Patton valued it so.
I own an 1891 Argentine Mauser that resembles the Mauser in the picture. A good shooter. Damned accurate.
I have it cleaned and “retired” since ammo is hard to find and I have other good shooters...
The ONLY drwback was the”En-Bloc”clip.You can’t”Top Them Off”!!!
Of all the bolt action rifles in WWII the Mauser was the best. When Weatherby started to make his top end rifles he started with the Mauser bolt action because it was the strongest.