Does 8mm = 8mm Mauser?

[celisup78]

A friend wants to get some ammo for his 8mm Mauser. For example, sportsmansguide has this http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=504818
Is this for his Mauser, it doesn't say 8mm Mauser and I just want to make sure that it is the same stuff. Thanks.

[Pukindog]

Most likely that is what he needs to feed his Mauser. Most 8mm Mausers are actually 8x57mm caliber. That looks like the right stuff.


Jeff

[GeorgeF]

Or if you want to get TRULY picky, it is 7.92x57mm. But yes, most 8mm surplus you run across will be 8mm Mauser. There is other stuff like 8x56 but that is a very fat cartridge and would be pretty recognizable.

Enjoy!

[GRIZ]

If his is a 8x57 that would be the right ammo. If you gave us a little more info we could be sure.

I stocked up on this Yugo ammo a few years ago when it was about 1/3 the price it is now. Very good ammo but remenber it is corrosive so clean well after shooting.

[Bib]

Early Mauser models had a .318 bore...."J" bore, I believe it was called. It's dangerous to fire regular (.323) 8mm ammo in a J-bore rifle. If his gun is a 98 mauser he's OK. I'm not sure exactly which models had the J-bore.

[GRIZ]

I'm not sure exactly which models had the J-bore.
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I believe the 88 Mauser originally had the J (.318) bore and many were converted to the S (.323) bore. There were sporting rifles made in both bore sizes.

As I said above with a bit miore info on thr rifle we could be sure what he has.

[celisup78]

Sorry for the delayed response. It was tough to get a hold of him to find out some more info, but here is what the rifle has on it: model 98, and 9404 stamped several places

[Bama Man]

Early Mauser models had a .318 bore...."J" bore, I believe it was called. It's dangerous to fire regular (.323) 8mm ammo in a J-bore rifle. If his gun is a 98 mauser he's OK. I'm not sure exactly which models had the J-bore.

The early 88 Comission rifles were originally .318, which is the "J" bore, and it is dangerous to fire the .323 8mm rounds through them.
I have a 88 comission rifle that has been sporterized, and it is a very elegant rifle.
The rifles that have been re-bored to fire the .323 cartridge have an "S" stamped on the top of the receiver where the barrel butts to the receiver.
"S" stands for spitzer, but I forget what the "J" stands for.
The 88 Comission rifles were actually not considered to be a Mauser, as Mauser did not participate in the designing of this weapon, However, they are still listed in the Mauser section of most bolt action books.
I really love mine

[weaselchew]

The early 88 Comission rifles were originally .318, which is the "J" bore, and it is dangerous to fire the .323 8mm rounds through them.
I have a 88 comission rifle that has been sporterized, and it is a very elegant rifle.
The rifles that have been re-bored to fire the .323 cartridge have an "S" stamped on the top of the receiver where the barrel butts to the receiver.
"S" stands for spitzer, but I forget what the "J" stands for.
The 88 Comission rifles were actually not considered to be a Mauser, as Mauser did not participate in the designing of this weapon, However, they are still listed in the Mauser section of most bolt action books.
I really love mine

S indeed stands for "Spitzer" or "Spitzgeschoß" (meaning "pointed bullet")
The "J" is actually a misnomer... it's really an "I" for "Infanterie" ("infantry") - we mistook the "I" for a "J" due to the gothic German printing.