This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our. 50 caliber BMG I might think about taking a shot! The hole in the bottom of the rifle is often covered with a small piece of sheet metal. Check out the original cartridge box on the 2nd page. "I think that crap about bigger bullets not deflectig as much is hooey! The compression of the bolt lugs, their seats and the removable bolt head, require headspace attention they seldom get. HONORS [+] Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. A place to discuss military surplus firearms collection and other C&R weapons. That way the use the existing chamber and just recut the neck & throat. Most of the Gewehr 88s seen in the US are the ones that were given to the Turkish forces in World War I and have been modified from the original design. Warning. Any idea on where I could get a 9.3 barrel? Golf and guns (but cattle pay the bills)
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Kyle, Since you are a machinest perhaps you can figure this out. Right now I'm entertaining the idea of building a Gew 88 in .338x57. As a result, the lugs are further back than in genuine Mauser designs. Some early models had flaws due to rushed ammunition production. I had a nice V.C. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The diameters of the bullets, length of bullets, chamber pressure and other details as generally published in English are at wide variance with the official Mauser figures. Czech Sellier & Bellot makes excellent high-power ammunition hunting ammunition for the S-bore 8mm Mausers, good for deer, bear and elk when fired from the modern K98k rifles.. Of course one can handload for the Mauser to get optimal performance from the 8mm S bore Mauser. Now yer makin sense!!! The complete magazine required 141 operations; while the stock required 49. If you need to rebarrel it, you can find issue barrels and Rem takeoffs for well under a hundred bucks. I've shot plenty of mild hand loaded 8 MM. It should feed well (not sure about length) and I don't think the pressure would be excessive with moderate loads. For military collectors, the Gewehr 88 is almost a cult object, and while it has been widely written about, it is also widely misunderstood. Small quantity made just after WW1 for commercial consumption until 1921 when Danzig factory was disma .Click for more info Seller: David Condon, Inc. Area Code: 540 The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. Haenels civilian rifles on the Commission action followed the German hunting rifle style that existed since the advent of centerfire cartridges. Model classification and certifiable originality are the backbone of gun collecting, and with Haenel-Mannlichers and other civilian rifles based on the Commission action, this is almost impossible. Trying to get barrel measurements for an older Ruger. In recognition of these factors, manufacturers in recent years have seldom loaded the M. 1888 type cartridge to give a pressure much higher than 35,000 pounds, using a relatively soft bullet. Some 88's were sold to various nations or armed groups, or captured in combat and therefore a wide variety of markings can be found such as Bulgarian stars, English proofs, Turkish crescents and symbols, Polish eagles etc. It is sometimes described as a Mauser with Mannlicher features, and sometimes the reverse. Likely a chopped 88 standard rifle. The front band served also as sight guard. Norma factory loads only generate 35,000 psi. Nice website of John Robb's M1888/05. By A dainty German guild carbine built on a Gew88 action, not highly ornate, but rather plain; probably sold as a forester's or gamek for sale by Dr Thomas Caceci on GunsAmerica - 957049224 The case coloring is pretty on these old guns. Since the present model German military cartridge uses more of the same modern powder and a differently shaped bullet of greater diameter, the pressure developed by the new cartridges is dangerous for use in the earlier rifle. Could you please explain that to me? It had a beautiful tiger-striped piece of wood that would have been suitable for a high-grade sporter, let alone a military rifle. These rifles were manufactured at the two Loewe plants at Charlottenberg on the outskirts of Berlin, and at the Mauser Waffenfabrik, at Oberndorf, in Wrttemberg. Later developed German cartridges are much too powerful to be used in this action. The same the prized Mannlicher Schonauer: it actually should be named Schlegemilch Schoenhauer cause it has nothing to be named Mannlicher. From first glance, that is very obviously a European sporter, so don't worry, it wasn't an American bubba who did it. Sie haben die Wahl", "Bro strzelecka polskiego wojska w wojnie polsko-bolszewickiej", "Karabin i karabinek Mannlicher-Mauser wz.1888", "Firearms of the Irish Civil Wars: Part 2 the Republicans: their Unionist opponents had a much better quantity and variety of arms, but the Republicans put theirs to a lot more use", "M1913 Mannlicher Gew88 Austro Hungarian Rifle", "Brazilian military rifle cartridges part 2: Steyr vs. Mauser and fn wins! This Commission Rifle was made in Germany by Amberg in Germany. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} It is sometimes described as a Mauser with Mannlicher features, and sometimes the reverse. Conversion of ex military rifle to half stocked sporting gun by Hollis & Sons. I do prefer the 757 any day over both of them. Gewehr 88/91 - Short-Rifle Variant Karabiner 88 - Shortened carbine form of Model 1888 rifle; introduced in 1890. The commission rifle's bolt action design was a commission modified Mauser action. Gewehr 88/05 rifles were also used by Yugoslavia,[6] Czechoslovakia (for example as modified guard shotgun),[7] and Poland. Ends: Thursday, November 3 | 9:49 AM Central. They are converted military rifles, however, not to be confused with the Mannlicher-Schoenauer high grade sporting rifles or the Schilling or Haenel top quality rifles of later design and manufacture. [15] These were likely intended for sale in South America, where use of the 757mm cartridge was widespread. (SOME German hunting rifles today are made with the old J- bore dimensions, but that doesnt concern us in the States). While their handload data goes up to 46,000. This one is a handy carbine without the improved magazine, and like the original 1888 Mauser rifle requiring en bloc clips, but in 7x57 Mauser. [2] The rifle was one of many weapons in the arms race between the Germanic states and France, and with Europe in general. JavaScript is disabled. The 1888 in all its forms was extensively converted, after being discarded by the German Army, to use as a sporting rifle. Haenel 7mm Commission 88 Sporter. Lothar walther, Douglas and Shilen make barrels and I'm sure most other reknowned makers do too. Lots of them made to sporter standard by many of the best German smiths. By comparison, a Winchester Model 95 listed at only $17.50. I have hunted both deer and boar with mine. Because I am a rare hunter, I respect the wild game I hunt and under field conditions too much can go wrong even if the hunter is a skilled shot. Getting a reamer is the hard part. 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