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 10, 2017 · Being a rimless design, which headspaces off the shoulder, the 8mm Mauser can be housed in a slim, trim hunting rifle. The 98 Mauser is certainly a classic, but there are many different makes and models chambered in 8x57.

Why it's that classic and very versatile cartridge, the 8MM Mauser (8X57 S or JS version). The "new" improved (make that the .323 version vs. the original .318) version of the 8MM Mauser that has been with us for over 100 years.

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.

For the reloader with a sound Mauser 98 or other modern bolt action rifle, these problems and limits can safely be ignored. The 8mm Mauser can be loaded to a MAP of 50,000 cup and becomes a cartridge comparable to the .308 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield.

Apr 5, 2022 · Remington Express 170-grain Core-Lokt SP bullets have a stated velocity of 2,360 f.p.s., but the loads registered 1,839 f.p.s. from the 19.75" barrel of a unique 8 mm Mauser-chambered...

The 8mm Mauser is a long throated design, meaning that it is difficult to get close to the rifling with hand loads unless using a cone point style bullet.

The 8mm Mauser was originally adopted by Germany’s army circa 1888, though it was never actually named “Mauser” by Germans; nor was it determined to be 8mm in bullet size. It was known to the Germans as the 7.9x57mm or 7.92x57mm.

1 day ago · In other words, the Mauser does equal – or more – with less. That lesser load gives you 134 rounds of 8mm ammo, versus 120 for the .30-06. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but assuming the average person shoots 10 rounds of ammo a year between zeroing and hunting, that’s an extra year of hunting every dozen years or so.

The 8mm Mauser (aka 8x57 Mauser was adopted by the German military in 1888 utilizing .318-inch roundnose bullets (8x57mm J version) weighing 227 grains and loaded with smokeless powder. By 1905 bullet diameter was changed to .323 inch (JS version) with a modern spitzer profiled bullet weighing 150 grains, and pressures increased.