Most American 8x57 is anemic except Hornady but foreign loads are stout. It has given the best results for what surplus ammo is commonly now available.
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. 8mm Mauser is 8x57 is 792 Mauser is 79x57 is 792x57JS. Theres some companies that make full powered 8mm ammo with multiple bullet choices Hornady Nosler etc. It has been my experience that heaver bullets shoot best out of 8X57JS Mausers.
Brass cased berdan and corrosive. 3 13595 Each. You will find that surplus and European ammunition for the caliber is quite a bit stouter than domestically produced.
Ive got alot of milsurp 70s Yugo ammo that shoots awesome but its tough to find now. Shoots awesome vs the other surplus fodder I tried. Thats just the cost of shooting 8mm Mauser.
Otherwise just clean the barrel in the normal manner. 303 British with a 174-grain BTHP. I think its yugo.
I cant remember the website but Ill double check. Also in Europe there is the 792x57J and the 792x57JS. The WD40 is only for after you use water in the barrel to cut corrosion.
The Mauser is based was adopted by Germany in 1888. Well I have at least two favorites for the 8MM Mauser one is 505 grs of IMR 4064 with Win large rifle primers and brass of choice either R-P or Win with 150 gr sierras or hornady bulletsworks great the other is my real favorite load consisting of 485 grs of Varget with sierra 175 gr bullets or 170 gr speer win large rifle primers and R-P brass or win Brass. Capable of doing anything the 30-06 can do.
Surplus is is distant memorythere might be some small amounts of Yugo surplus around. In the same class as the 30-06 the 8mm is adequate for any North American big game. I would recommend a single stage to start with.
I use and recommend the SB 196gr SPCE ammo. Price were a bit more than the Hornady commercial loads. The Interlok bullet is a good choice for the powerful 8mm Mauser rifle.
It used to be super cheap under 5cround but in the last few years I have seen it selling for more like 30cround. May 27 2016 Ian McCollum Ammunition Commentary 59. Now that same round is about 60 cents if you can find it.
Word of cation always check surplus ammo for lose tips split-necks and leaking primers. The best 8mm mauser I have shot to date is the sniper stuff. It was faster than the previous 11mm black-powder service cartridges although far below the potential of the cartridge.
Ppu 8mm Mauser Fmj Bt 198 Grain 20 Rounds 223252 8mm Ammo At Sportsman S Guide Yugoslavian Surplus Ammo 8mm Mauser 8x57 Js Fmj 198 Grain 810 Rounds With Stripper Clips 708206 8mm Ammo At Sportsman S Guide 8mm The World S Most Underrated Rifle Cartridge The Shooter S Log. The J uses a 318 bullet while the JS uses a 323 bullet. Commercial ammunition can run around a dollar or more a round.
Apparently we here in the states are too stupid to realize they are different so US-made 8mm Mauser while using the 323 bullet is loaded very lightly so that if you shoot a 323 bullet load. Similar scenarios apply for. A box or two should be more than enough.
The 8x57 is a fine rifle. Only show this user. Guess that Egyptian 8mm rendered it KIA.
4 Feb 29 2020. Portuguese 8mm non corrosive was fantastic. And Russian steel-case 762x54R with a 174-grain BTHP.
All are 198 grain bullets. 8mm Mauser ammo for sale at Combat veterans Surplus. I have bought in the past 8 months yugo 80s production brass cased 51 ea shipped 900 rnd case yugo 70s steel case on clips 48 ea 680 rnd crate.
The 8mm Mauser was originally a 318 diameter bullet later changed to a 323 diameter. 240 Round Can - 8mm Mauser 155 Grain FMJ Turkish Surplus Ammo Linked For 1919 Machine Gun in M19A1 Canister. Accuracy test and range report of 8mm Mauser Yugo military surplus current PPU factory and my own reloads.
Price per round 059 11. Why We Dont Use Turkish 8mm Surplus. A 8x57 Yugo M48 is what got me into reloading and I havent looked back.
Test gun was a Yugo M. Yugo surplus is about the best you can get besides Portuguese or South American 8mm. A few weeks later went out to do some more shooting and the pine tree was lying flat of the ground.
If it is a German Kar 98k it was chambered in 792x57 aka 8mm Mauser. Meddle not in the affairs of dragons for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup - George of Lod Year of Our Lord 297. IMR 4064 averages around 2200 fps but it really accurate for paper punching.
There is a lot of Turkish surplus 8mm Mauser ammunition on the market here in the US. For the foreign rifle calibers Vintage Match military surplus ammunition can be found in 8mm Mauser also known as 8x57mm JS with a 196-grain BTHP bullet. The average price of Turk is now about 060 a round and Yugo is going around 060-100.
Have also fired a lot of the Yugoslavian 8mm ball ammo. I always take precautions. Most of the surplus Turkish 8mm ammunition available in th eUNited States at this time is 1940s production with this sample being dated 1941.
The 180 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip and 200 gr Accubond with Varget for hunting and the 200 gr Sierra Match King with 42 grs. A lot of surplus 8mm that is available nowadays is crappy and corrosive and non-reloadable. 3 13595 Each.
The average 8mm Mauser load is perhaps 2200 fps which is about 500 fps below the 8mms potential. Its usually the least expensive option for 8mm ammo and it can be. It was packaged 1400 rounds to the crate with 20 bandoliers per crate and 70 rounds per bandolier on 5-round Mauser stripper clips.
Youll need a few rounds to sight the rifle in and a few for actually hunting. Only show this user. These use different bullet sizes.
The 8mm or 792 Mauser was the German military rifle cartridge through both World Wars. Joined Feb 3 2007. The original 8mm cartridge like so many of the era was a heavy-for-the-caliber round-nose bullet just more than 220-grains at about 2050 fps.
Domestic ammunition is loaded to about 3030 levels. 65x55mm Swedish Mauser with a 140-grain BTHP. Handload or perhaps purchase Prvi PartisanRemington and Winchester 8mm Mauser is is crap.
The cartridge was official adopted in 1888 with a diameter of 318 inch which was increased to 323 in 1905. This ammunition has a well-deserved reputation for damaging. If you have access to cheap 8mm Mauser Buy it up as much as you can.
Not so very long ago you could buy as much surplus ammo as you could store for less than 5 cents a round. There are foreign loads loaded to the original specification although they do not use a highly developed JSP bullet as the American loads. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.
The 70s Yugo surplus was good.
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