Im very new to the community and i was just passed down what i believe to be a model 98 i’m having trouble figuring out how to insert the stripe clip! it seems my clips are squared but my insert in the rifle is rounded? the cartridges that were in the stripper clip state that they are 8 mm superspeeds! they were handed down with the rifle
SouthernShooter98
Joined
·
14,017 Posts
The heads of the cartridge cases for (among others) 8mm Mauser, 7mm Mauser, .30-06, 7.7 Japanese, 7.62X51 (and even .45 ACP) are virtually the same diameter, with a similar cannelure in about the same place. These cartridges will 'fit' in the chargers for the other cartridges, but the clip slots on the receivers of rifles built for the other calibers are not usually designed to accept them.
The chargers look enough alike that it is easy to get them confused.
The only exception I have found is that 7mm and 8mm chargers will work reasonably well in the 7.7 Japanese type 99 receiver (but not the other way). Otherwise, you are pretty much SOL trying to mix and match them.
There is a sticky around here somewhere about identifying the various chargers, their calibers, and what rifles they fit that just might be worth taking a look at.
Joined
·
14,017 Posts
I just stole this picture out of the WTS Forum, but it shows the correct characteristics for an 8mm Mauser charger.
The 8mm chargers are the only ones out there that have the three humps on the siderails (and, yes, that third hump in the middle IS used to charger-load some 8mm rifles).
There are a couple of variants out there as to the construction of these chargers, though.
There is a 'one piece' charger that retains the cartridges by having 'bent-up-ends' on two tabs cut into the bottom of the charger, and the 'usual' charger is a two-piece design, with a separate retaining spring, much like the .30-08 charger you have.
A lot of people find the one-piece chargers to be a pain to use, but with a bit of TLC, they will work just fine. (After all, the Germans got through WWI using the one-piece charger, and until the US troops showed up on the ground in Summer, 1918, they were well on the way to winning that war.) There are also variations (usually by the country that manufactured the chargers after WWII) that will make the chargers either a bit 'tight' or 'loose' as to how they hold the cartridges and will make stripping rounds out of the 'tight' chargers somewhat more difficulr.
In any case, if you can get your hands on a few of these, you should be good to go.
![3782319]( "3782319")
The 8mm chargers are the only ones out there that have the three humps on the siderails (and, yes, that third hump in the middle IS used to charger-load some 8mm rifles).
There are a couple of variants out there as to the construction of these chargers, though.
There is a 'one piece' charger that retains the cartridges by having 'bent-up-ends' on two tabs cut into the bottom of the charger, and the 'usual' charger is a two-piece design, with a separate retaining spring, much like the .30-08 charger you have.
A lot of people find the one-piece chargers to be a pain to use, but with a bit of TLC, they will work just fine. (After all, the Germans got through WWI using the one-piece charger, and until the US troops showed up on the ground in Summer, 1918, they were well on the way to winning that war.) There are also variations (usually by the country that manufactured the chargers after WWII) that will make the chargers either a bit 'tight' or 'loose' as to how they hold the cartridges and will make stripping rounds out of the 'tight' chargers somewhat more difficulr.
In any case, if you can get your hands on a few of these, you should be good to go.
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
