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First shooting of my m88 "returked" 1939 rebuild
TAKE NOTE ON MY DECISION ON LAST POST, ABOUT MY NEW DECISION NOT TO USE SURPLUS AMMO in any of my weaker actions anymore, some rifles are just too nice or potentially fragile to risk with garbage bargain basement surplus ammo that can destroy them or wear them out prematurely. G/k43's, g41's, m88's, maybe even 93 actions, should be highly regulated at 2100fps or lower, only cause broken parts and worn rifles cost alot of money to repair or replace.
........Okay, so today after all these years I get to finally shoot a mauser 88, this one I have talked of previously in the last week, a commission 88 returked in 1939 with m38 standard items like .323 bore, etc.
So I shot the greek low pressure 8mm at 300 yards(probably like a bonehead first class), apart from too many being duds, the rifle did excellent on accuracy after I adjusted the front sight though shots were going high on 100 meter setting(ammo 198 gr), and I figured out one doesn't need a mannlicher clip for this, not that I can see, rounds go under the spring loaded bullet hold down latch, I never knew these 88's returked would work without a mannlicher clip.
I almost hated shooting it, previous owner who passed away put alot of effort into refinishing all his firearms in the same blueing and buffed metal parts, like the bolt and follower and cleaning rod are all buffed nice.
Greek low power ammo worked fine, I believe one of the rounds had more pressure and the spent case initially gave resistance to removal, just slight. Greek ammo feels a little tight when locking down a freshly stripped off round, maybe the differences in ammo. Truthfully, we all know the turks likely shot plenty of turk ammo out of rifles just like mine but I won't go there myself.
A shooting friend tried to talk me out of it for the $102 I paid for it even without the bayonet assembly, just couldn't do it, he is envious. If I reloaded at all, this rifle would likely shoot like a sharpshooters' arm, as it was I was lucky to hit a gallon jug at 250 yards once I figured out it was shooting 4-6 inches high and I had a round stripped off that actually did go bang. I had to throw away 1 in every 3-4 rounds shot today, this batch may have set out in the open in the home too long without being locking up in a can, seemed to be okay years ago with less duds, and I have more locked away in rubber sealed metal cans at least.
TAKE NOTE ON MY DECISION ON LAST POST, ABOUT MY NEW DECISION NOT TO USE SURPLUS AMMO in any of my weaker actions anymore, some rifles are just too nice or potentially fragile to risk with garbage bargain basement surplus ammo that can destroy them or wear them out prematurely. G/k43's, g41's, m88's, maybe even 93 actions, should be highly regulated at 2100fps or lower, only cause broken parts and worn rifles cost alot of money to repair or replace.
........Okay, so today after all these years I get to finally shoot a mauser 88, this one I have talked of previously in the last week, a commission 88 returked in 1939 with m38 standard items like .323 bore, etc.
So I shot the greek low pressure 8mm at 300 yards(probably like a bonehead first class), apart from too many being duds, the rifle did excellent on accuracy after I adjusted the front sight though shots were going high on 100 meter setting(ammo 198 gr), and I figured out one doesn't need a mannlicher clip for this, not that I can see, rounds go under the spring loaded bullet hold down latch, I never knew these 88's returked would work without a mannlicher clip.
I almost hated shooting it, previous owner who passed away put alot of effort into refinishing all his firearms in the same blueing and buffed metal parts, like the bolt and follower and cleaning rod are all buffed nice.
Greek low power ammo worked fine, I believe one of the rounds had more pressure and the spent case initially gave resistance to removal, just slight. Greek ammo feels a little tight when locking down a freshly stripped off round, maybe the differences in ammo. Truthfully, we all know the turks likely shot plenty of turk ammo out of rifles just like mine but I won't go there myself.
A shooting friend tried to talk me out of it for the $102 I paid for it even without the bayonet assembly, just couldn't do it, he is envious. If I reloaded at all, this rifle would likely shoot like a sharpshooters' arm, as it was I was lucky to hit a gallon jug at 250 yards once I figured out it was shooting 4-6 inches high and I had a round stripped off that actually did go bang. I had to throw away 1 in every 3-4 rounds shot today, this batch may have set out in the open in the home too long without being locking up in a can, seemed to be okay years ago with less duds, and I have more locked away in rubber sealed metal cans at least.
