Please respond only if you have fired Turk 8mm Mauser in you Hakim.
Just picked-up 700 rds for $20 soooo I'm thinking of turning the gas valve off and then turning it CCW until I get enough gas to operate the action. Reading posts going back 3 years,many fired the 8mm Turk with no problem. I suspect the key is to ajust the gas valve to its proper setting and that any "ruined" Hakim had the gas valve wide open.
Just picked-up 700 rds for $20 soooo I'm thinking of turning the gas valve off and then turning it CCW until I get enough gas to operate the action. Reading posts going back 3 years,many fired the 8mm Turk with no problem. I suspect the key is to ajust the gas valve to its proper setting and that any "ruined" Hakim had the gas valve wide open.