Nov 20, 2020 · While 8mm was a very common Mauser military rifle cartridge, Mauser also made rifle ammunition in 7mm, 7.65 mm, and several sizes of 8mm and 9 ...

Oct 3, 2019 · This is very common. The “.38 special” is really .357 caliber. We dont always call things what they are. And in this case the mystery is why ...

Jul 12, 2022 · Also, my guys were shooting fairly light loads. I reload all my ammo, and I generally download my 30–06 and 8mm deer hunting stuff down 3–5%.

May 2, 2021 · There are likely millions of fully-functional rifles for that cartridge. After the war, thousands of military Mauser rifles were ...

Apr 26, 2024 · Turns out that 9x19mm, AKA 9mm Parabellum or 9mm Luger, was developed from the 7.65x21mm Parabellum bottleneck cartridge which itself was ...

Oct 1, 2020 · The 8mm round for 7.92x57 - the normal German WW2 round - is larger in diameter than the 7.62x63 30–06 round. .323 to .308, etc.

Sep 11, 2021 · Until one of my kids “borrowed" it, I had a Mauser 98 also in 8x57 IS. My little brother has a drilling with the rifle part in 8x57 IR, made by ...

Jun 22, 2021 · No modern army is using it anymore, though there may be some in use in some underfunded 3rd world countries.

Jul 11, 2018 · It was WWI when machine guns became “infantry mowers”. Before WWI, infantry rifle was considered as the most effective infantry weapon.

Jan 7, 2018 · The real answer is that a combat load was 210 rounds which is 7 magazines. 1 in weapon. 6 in gear. However there i...