Hi - I found an old rifle, in my dads gun safe - and it fit me like a glove. A rare feeling, as I am a smaller person. I asked my dad about it and he said it’s a gun his grandpa made, from a “German Mauser”.
He thinks from Mil Surplus and thought 7mm, both gun stores I have been to say 8mm Mauser. (He hasn’t shot the gun much, not at all in 20+ yrs, and gave the ammo away....
How do I know if the thing has been “wildcatted” to 8mm-06 or is some other odd caliber for that matter? In my reading, apparently it was popular for guys after WW2 bringing these things home, to wildcat to 8mm-06 so they could reload from the more readily available 30-06 ammo. Guy at gun store did not acknowledge this (and was like there is no reason someone would do that) but I don’t think the 8mmx57 was as readily available as it is today.
He thinks from Mil Surplus and thought 7mm, both gun stores I have been to say 8mm Mauser. (He hasn’t shot the gun much, not at all in 20+ yrs, and gave the ammo away....
How do I know if the thing has been “wildcatted” to 8mm-06 or is some other odd caliber for that matter? In my reading, apparently it was popular for guys after WW2 bringing these things home, to wildcat to 8mm-06 so they could reload from the more readily available 30-06 ammo. Guy at gun store did not acknowledge this (and was like there is no reason someone would do that) but I don’t think the 8mmx57 was as readily available as it is today.