#TURKISH MAUSER K98 CRACK#

The fact it is corrosive does not mean much to me вЂ“ it is a norm with that origin and age. It performs predictably and consistently and is surprisingly accurate. On the other hand, I purchased recently fair quantity of Chinese made surplus stuff, which is dated to 1970. Is it still good to use? One day I may find out рџ™‚ I have some ammo (in variety of calibers) which was stored thru 25-30 years and exposed to large temperature fluctuation. My question would be: what is an acceptable age of ammunition which will perform to expectation? I do not think there is a one simple answer to that. Well, the size of propellant likely had, by constant shaking, changed size and shape and thus burning characteristic. There is an anecdotal story of bubba who carried his shotgun ammo in back of his pickup and suddenly arrived to a surprise when he fired his gun. As Ian mentioned, we do not know how it was stored and how many times it was moved. Stated vintage being 1941 may or may not have to do with properties as found. Bullet construction is flat base with an open base, lead core, and a cupronickel jacket (these bullets do attract a magnet). I found an average weight of 154.3 grains, extreme spread of 2.4 grains (max 156.0 gr, min 153.6 gr), and standard deviation of 0.66 grains. I tested the weight of 10 bullets using a calibrated Lyman electronic scale. This is definitely overpressure ammunition.

#TURKISH MAUSER K98 CRACK#

Primers showed consistent cratering, and the rifle developed a crack in the wrist of the stock by the end of the test firing. None of the rounds exhibited any indication of hagnfires, but recoil was more intense than normal. I found an average velocity of 2948 fps, extreme spread of 72 fps (max 2905, min 2977), and standard deviation of 22.24 fps. Measurements were taken at 10 feet from the muzzle, with a sample size of 15 rounds fired.

I tested velocity using an 8mm Kar98k Mauser rifle (barrel length 23.6 inches). This ammunition has a well-deserved reputation for damaging semiautomatic rifle and machine guns due to poor storage causing pressure to increase above original specifications. It was packaged 1400 rounds to the crate, with 20 bandoliers per crate and 70 rounds per bandolier, on 5-round Mauser stripper clips. Most of the surplus Turkish 8mm ammunition available in th eUNited States at this time is 1940s production, with this sample being dated 1941. Turkey adopted the 8mm Mauser cartridge as part of its modernization after World War One, and with the assistance of German technicians developed a copy of the German 8mm S cartridge.

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