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I tried the "rust test" way back when I bought my first batch and couldn't get a speck of rust. I still treat it as corrosive though, as I can't imagine its not.
I do still shoot the Turk Mauser I rechambered, although last weekend was the first time in over a year - too many other toys to take up my time. At some point I want to rechamber another gun and set it up for hunting, but that could be a while.
BTW - I do save my pulled brass. I find it tough to sell it for scrap, but as the pile grows, my space shrinks, so once I get 100 lbs or so (and the price is higher), off it will go.
Last edited by Andy; 02-08-2007 at 07:02 PM.
Andy
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02-08-2007 06:24 AM
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How about a M1
Garand? Could a new 8mm barrel be made up (with a smaller gas port perhaps, if the cartridge is that much more powerful than a 30-06?).
Would the action be able to accept the additional stress?
With the price and lack of availablility of 30-06 these days, this could be a neat alternative. Seems like the cartridge is so close to the 30 that it could work with the stripper clips.
Andy: great link to the 8mm site BTW. I am not a reloader, but it's nice to know a little about these cartridges.
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You could almost open up a shot out 30/06 barrel, but it would be too close IMO. I have a friend who looked into the same conversion but of a FN-49, but never pulled it off.
The 8x63mm Swedish is potentially quite a bit more powerful than the 30/06, but the "Marstar loading" is only marginally so (218gr at 2500 fps whereas the 30/06 can easily launch a 220gr at 2450 fps), and both operate at about the same pressure. The problem would be its OAL which is 3.35". That's too long for military mausers, and would likely be an issue with a Garand.
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I just thought it would work, since it fits fine into a M1919 without any more modification than the barrel change, and a bit of lapping compound on the bolt face. Seems like the 8mm has a bit thicker of a cartridge base. Not all of them, some of them fit down the T slot fine, but some are too tight.
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