8mm Head stamp Help

[heysox]

Hello all, my first post on this excellent forum. I was able to get some milsurp 8mm today from a friend at a great price. The ammo is on stripper clips and a picture is attached. I am assuming it may be Turkish and made in 1940 due to the star in a crescent in the head stamp. I will also assume it is corrosive. Any info from knowledgeable folks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

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[kar98k]

you didn't really need to post this. you know everything already

it is Turkish. it is 1940 made. it is corrosive. not much more to say really.

[heysox]

Thanks for the reply. The Turkish part was really a guess. Nice to have it verified, and with a smiley too. I'm pretty new to Mausers and have a Yugo M48 and a Czech redone in 7.62 by the Israelis. Appreciate the help.

[browningautorifle]

I wonder if it's AP core too?

[vintage hunter]

Whats the bullet weight, 154gr or 198gr? i have some of the 154gr Turk stuff w/1940 date and it's plain lead core with a cupro-nickel jacket. I once weighed 10 bullets and the charges, bullets weighed 153-155 gr. Can't remember the charge weight but it was'nt consistant either, well as I remember it varied by about a grain from one to the next but it's quite accurate nonetheless. Never had any of the 198gr.

[heysox]

It would appear that these are 155 gr. based on the info from this web site (thank you Google).
Turk Mauser - 8mm Surplus Ammo Chronograph Results

They are not AP.

[m4a3sherman]

I've read somewhere that you do NOT, if you are so fortunate to own a machine gun in 8mm, want to use this. Supposedly there is a special Turkish round for MGs but the rifle rounds are not suitable for that. Anyone know if there is any truth to this?

[Calif-Steve]

they are the Turk copy of the German WWI GEW98 ammunition. Hot loaded, with a 154/155 bullet. Moves right around 2900fps. I like to pull the bullet and reduce the load to 45 grains and re-seat the bullet. Vey nice load.