Try to find a gunshow. A nice 8mm follower will work just fine. I guess the magazine will be short as the rifles used 8mm rifles converted into 7.62mm. I'm thinking this rifle will be a 1-2 shooter. Norwayconverted 200,000 Mausers into .30-'06. So it can be done. No one converted the 7.62mm version into a .30-'06.