Nov 23, 2012 · Three years ago, I examined a stripped small ring Mauser receiver (not sure is a 93 or 98) at a gun show in Springfield Massachusetts which had the Mexican national coat of arms of the eagle with a snake in its mouth, on the receiver ring and the side rail address of the arms factory at Oviedo.

The 7.92×57mm Mauser (designated as the 8mm Mauser or 8×57mm by the SAAMI [2] and 8 × 57 IS by the C.I.P. [3]) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge was adopted by the German Empire in 1903–1905, …

Mar 9, 2016 · It is a very nice looking Spanish Mauser. If the bore is in similar condition to the exterior, it should be a great shooter. It probably is in 8mm, they would have had to rebarrel it for something else but still advisable to take care.

in excellent very crisp un-messed with condition, 100% matching and 100% correct, we have a very rare and almost never seen hungarian m43 service rifle in 8x57 mauser. THIS RIFLE WAS BASED ON THE HUNGARIAN MADE FOR GERMANY G98/40 RIFLE AND WAS AN ATTEMPT BY THEM TO STANDARDIZE WEAPONS WITH THEIR GERMAN ALLIES.

Mar 22, 2014 · I am trying to find some ammo for a Spanish Mauser (its either a m43 or a m48). On the side of the receiver it says 7.92 [p][r]. It also says R-1858 on it. I measured the bore at .3118. I will eventually handload for it. As for factory ammo, which 8x57 variants can I …

Jul 26, 2010 · However, I found 47.5 gr IMR4895 in WW cases with WLR primers at 3.177 OAL to be a very good load at 2635 fps with 57,000 psi(M43). I suggest you consider the condition of your Mauser and if in excellent condition then consider 48 gr of IMR4895 to be a max load.

Mar 10, 2017 · It was adopted in 1888, just 15 years after our own classic .45-70, yet remains a perfectly viable hunting cartridge, and launched a series of 57mm cartridges that were very popular in their day, with some still going strong as American developments.

Nov 2, 2017 · The rifle was chambered for a new 8x57 mm Mauser rimless, smokeless powder cartridge with a 226-grain FMJ-RN bullet of .318″ diameter with a muzzle velocity of 2095 fps. Average breech pressure was held to approximately 40,000 PSI.

Dec 3, 2024 · For most 8x57 shooting, the Speer 200 grain bullet with 44 grains of IMR 4064 is a relatively mild load. But the CFE 223 load with the 150 grain bullet operates at about 47000 CUP which is perfectly safe in any 98 Mauser.

Jan 16, 2022 · Does anyone know what kind of Mauser this is? The LGS that is selling it labelled it as a "Repeater Spanish K98 8x57" and is selling it for 390 CHF (most Mausers cost more in Switzerland). I think it could be a M43 but the bayonet lug seems to be missing so it …