At the time I bought this ammo it was about 5 cents per round so it is cheaper for me to pull the bullets for the powder than to buy new powder.
I reload for my 8mm Mausers, but I usually just pull the bullet from surplus Turkish ammunition and average the charges of about 5 then recharge it into boxer cases and seat softpoint bullets to make hunting ammunition. These are structurally as strong or stronger than the regular Large ring Mauser and will handle the maximum loads easliy. If the reciever is dated 1938 or later and is stamped K.Kale it is probably a large ring 98 style reciever with small ring barrel threads so the Turks could use up all the spare barrels from their older guns.
Turkish mauser 1938 manual full#
These guns were designed for the 7.65 Mauser and were later converted to the longer 8mm and are not as strong as the newer 98 Mauser actions, but were used for years with the full power Turkish 8mm ammunition.
Turkish mauser 1938 manual manuals#
If the gun has a half moon cutout in the front reciever ring to allow the bullet tips to clear you have one of the older small ring turks and you might want to stay away from the very maximum loads in reloading manuals such as Speer that load the 8mm to its full European power specification. The demand of new MAUSER 1938 TURKISH rifles has not changed over the past 12 months. The used value of a MAUSER 1938 TURKISH rifle has fallen (41.13) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 321.33. The 12 month average price is 321.33 used. If it is 7.90-7.92 you have the larger barrel groove diameter and slugging is not needed. A MAUSER 1938 TURKISH rifle is currently worth an average price of 321.33 used. Turkish Mausers have the bore diameter stamped right on the barrel in front of the reciever under the handguard. Lee, RCBS, Hornady, etc) resize the case neck to a 0.317" ID or a 0.323" ID?Ģ) Does any newly made brass come with the 0.323" ID necks?Ģ) Were Turkish Mausers made in 0.317" ID, 0.323" ID, or both? If they are both, should I worry about measuring the actual ID before selecting a bullet for him to reload?Īlso, I would appreciate any advice and/or reloading resources for the 8x57 in a Mauser. Interestingly enough, he also has some seemingly brand-new R-P 8mm Mauser cases, and the ID on the case necks is 0.317" which corresponds to the older diameter.ġ) Would a "modern" sizing die (i.e. If I understand it correctly, that is the "newer" 8x57 diameter that came out post-WWII. The Karabiner 98 kurz or 'carbine 98 short', often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. In his pile of reloading stuff, he has 3 different lots of bullets, all of which measure a 0.323" diameter. German Mauser 98k K98k International Military Antiques. I've never loaded for 8x57, and after doing some research on the round, I'm more confused now that ever. A buddy of mine just inherited a Turkish Mauser and a bunch of reloading equipment, and he has turned to me to help him reload for it.
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