On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:33 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:32:32 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote:
I have a ton of Berdan primed ammo on hand for the 8mm Mauser. Surplus
ammo. Loaded REAL hot though. Not bad stuff as long as you don't try it
in some lightweight rifles.
Its probably..though not always...probably made for a machine gun. Lots
and lots of machine gun ammo came into the US and sold.
Gunner
This stuff is Turkish made, comes all preloaded in strippers and set up
for the Mauser.
I have to remind folks that it is NOT civilian ammo.
The problem with 8MM is that many of the early guns used a smaller bore
in the barrel. The early (model 1888 and 1898) 8mm was loaded to a
nominal 2,034 fps with a 227-grain .318 inch bullet. This one referred
to as the 8x57J.
In 1905 it was replaced with a high-velocity version loaded with a
154-grain Spitzer bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,936 fps. The new
loading was officially designated as the 8x57JS, and bullet diameter was
increased to .323 inch.
True indeed. However....318 barrels are actually rather rare, due to the
amount of time between 1909...G and now. Ive seen (1) that was .318.
Most military arms were returned to the arsenal and rebarreled long
before WW1. Ive been a Mauser fan for many years, and have at one time
or another, owned probably more than 150 Mausers, from the 71/84 to post
WW2.
I've had a couple of the small bores.
Probably a total of 25 various Mausers myself.
Ive got a civilian 98..made by Kornbush (pre DWM) and its .323..made in
1915 for civilian market. Obviously pre WW1. When Kornbush started
making them for the Wermacht..they were so marked and the Co. was
dropped
http://www.ycgg.org/pdfpages/ww1/gew98.pdf
So to make it safe for ALL guns they load down civilian ammo to make up
for the problem. However if your sure you have the later bore the
mil-surp stuff really wakes up the gun. Also corrects the minor problem
of the low zero from the sights being set to zero at 300 meters.
True indeed.
I am currently looking at pulling down the GEW I have and putting a new
barrel on it in 8mm but shorter and thicker. Then a good stock. Make it
into a nice carry gun.(The current barrel is SHOT so it's not a big loss)
Other than having a massive quantity of 8mm on hand..why not barrel it
in .308/7.62 Nato?
Already have a "couple" in 7.62 Plus I like having the occasional
oddball. They make the gun cabinets more fun...
Oh..ok. Then simply go to Numrich Arms or the various gun auction sites
and order a new barrel.
http://www.98mauser.com/
http://sst.benchrest.com/
Gunner
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