8mm Mauser

[BJung]

I suggest you find someone locally to trade their slower powder for your R15. Quite often, someone has a powder they purchased and didn't work out for them and is just sitting on their shelf..

[JohnnyDollar]

I suggest you find someone locally to trade their slower powder for your R15. Quite often, someone has a powder they purchased and didn't work out for them and is just sitting on their shelf..

I don't have any RL-15.
All my loads have been with W-748 and BLC(2).
W-748 is one of the Hornady recommended powders for 150gr+.

This may actually be the solution to my original question regarding the 139gr bullets.
Looking at Hornady load data for their 125gr .323 bullets, perhaps I need to try a faster powder, they recommend N-135 for their lighter bullets.

[JohnnyDollar]

I’m thinking about putting a scope on my K98 too.
Eyes are getting worse by the year…
Still, 1” is super accurate!

It certainly worked for me. and I like that I have made no permanent modifications to my rifle. The mount is well machined and rock solid.

I've shot iron sights my entire life, but glasses are really no substitute for young eyes.

[JohnnyDollar]

Turns out the powder I was using for those 139gr bullets was too slow.
I was looking at some load data for Hornady 8mm Mauser 125gr bullets and noticed all the powders listed were different than the ones for 150gr+

Switched to IMR 3031, working my way up from 47gr and the groups kept getting smaller.
just need to see if I can tighten these up a bit more.

Apparently the Kar98k can shoot lightweight bullets.

~2" group @ 100yds

[Ovidio]

In the end, I decided to take my diopter off the K31 and install the BadAce mount.
Feels very solid.
I hope to be able to try it out next week-end.
Attachment 119518

[JohnnyDollar]

In the end, I decided to take my diopter off the K31 and install the BadAce mount.
Feels very solid.
I hope to be able to try it out next week-end.
Attachment 119518

That looks sweet. I will be interested in seeing a range report on that.
7.5×55mm Swiss?

My Father-In-Law gave my son a K31 and I think he would like to put on a scope for hunting/long range shooting.
The Swiss are known for accuracy.

My Kar98k w/scout scope:

[Ovidio]

She shoots very well. I'll try maybe this Saturday, but most probably the next one. I have a mountain climb made up with my Military School pals on the Peralba on Saturday, and the range ist just plan B for this week.

[AlexRod85]

I just know that You will need to slug your barrel so they can make the correct diameter bullet.

[Ovidio]

Horrible results Saturday... I made a great zeroing at home, shooting within 2" from the bullseye at 100 metres with my first shot, but I guess the mount was not fixed right, because after that I had very erratic results.
The loads were my usual few, so I'm sure they are ok.
I took everything off and returned the rifle to her original configuration, with the standard iron sights.

[browningautorifle]

My Kar98k w/scout scope:

A close friend of mine used one like that for hunting for many years with great success. It had been brand new surplus in 1980 and he put a scout scope mount on it. He loaded cast bullets...