Last edited by Ignition Override Septemat 04:20 PM. 308 even more time-consuming.īy the way, even though some FR8s etc can fail the headspace check using a Go/No Go gauge, the Win.308 field gauge results in my rifle are excellent, and the (SAAMI) gauge is very cheap: with shipping $30, Brownell's, 800-741 0015. Handsome hardwood stock and hand guard, original finish with minor dings and compressions, sharp 1895 cartuche.
Maker marked from Loewe Berlin Arsenals on it military export contracts it is a bonafide antique.
#CHILEAN MAUSER MODEL 1895 SERIAL#
The other fact that so many people confuse the Spanish FR7, built on very old 7mm actions, with the FR8, built on the much later, stronger 8mm actions made the search for info on the safety of my FR8's digestion of commercial. In very good looking condition it has all matching serial numbers, including the cleaning rod. An acquaintance who stood at a table behind him looked at me and slowly shook his head, then confirmed my concerns. I asked him about the issue and either he was unfamiliar, or pretended not to be aware. I learned about this when a seller at a gun show nearby in Southaven had such a converted Mauser. 308, some middle-aged gun show buddies who are very familiar with Mausers are really skeptical about the strength of the Spanish steel from 1916 or so. The test pressures for both are much higher.Īs for old Spanish (early 1900s) converted from 7mm to NATO. This is one of the last batch of 1,000 OVS' marked rifles that were intercepted and turned back by the British in 1899.
#CHILEAN MAUSER MODEL 1895 FREE#
NATO 7.62 cup pressure converts to about 58,000 psi, based on some charts that somebody linked elsewhere.Ĭommercial. Orange Free State Model 1895 Mauser Rifle (Chilean Marked) Description: Serial C423, 7mm Mauser, 29' barrel with an excellent, bright bore.
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