8mm mauser problem

[roberto mervicini]

Dangerous, very dangerous ... pressure must have raise near or above proof test, luckily a 98 ( I assume is a 98 action ) is super strong!
Few years back a friend working at guns store told me that he sold a .270 and a 308 both Winchester to husband & wife the following week the husband return to the store with the .270 claiming that he can't open the bolt after he fire ! My friend use a mallet on the bolt handle and when open a .308 brass came out!!!!

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[browningautorifle]

luckily a 98 is super strong!

You got THAT right. Probably what saved the day.

[vintage hunter]

There was an article in Shooting Times magazine years ago showing what was left of a .270 Weatherby Mag. rifle after the owner accidently fired a 7mm Rem. Mag. round in it. The rifle was literally blown to pieces, some of which were never found. The only part to survive relatively damage free was the barrel, with the 7mm bullet still firmly lodged in the throat. Seems the effects of friction, pressure and a sudden stop as it tried to enter a smaller bore had mushroomed the base creating a very effective plug.
If a 7mm bullet cannot be forced through a slightly smaller(.007'') 270 bore there's no way I'll ever believe a .308 bullet that's .031'' larger can, or a 35 cal. through a .323 bore without similar results. Nope, not in a million years.

[roberto mervicini]

.....If a 7mm bullet cannot be forced through a slightly smaller(.007'') 270 bore there's no way I'll ever believe a .308 bullet that's .031'' larger can, or a 35 cal. through a .323 bore without similar results. Nope, not in a million years.

1- I know the person at the store well since many years, He has no reason to lie.
2- The 7mm rem mag into a 270 weatherby mag chamber will put the the bullet close or right to the lands since both cartridges are the same OAL or the 7mm rem a tad longer the pressure then will spike with no room to go... the long bullet create tremendous friction and kaboom ! When the 308 has a jump and maybe gain momentum possibly the same with the 35 into the 8mm ..in any case I have nothing to gain reporting my story.
Regards to all,
roberto