Spanish mauser fr8
It doesn't hold much but will enable you to drink your way back to your modern sporting rifle. The best thing about the FR8, other than the sights, is the little flask under the barrel where you can store your favorite solvent. These were tested and considered suitable for issue as well as M1916s that retained their configuration and had their calibre converted only. Don't use stuff like the Hornady Light Magnum. Stick to military or typical commercial loadings. One should inspect such a rifle to ensure that there is no bolt lug setback and just make sure to check it periodically, and ot make a habit of shooting higher-pressure loadings. Lab testing was, IIRC, unable to destroy an action even with proof loads. A few people have reported bolt lug setback. One guy, IIRC, was being stupid with his rifle and managed to blow it up. You of course hear rumours about "soft Spanish steel", among other things. Some people think that these were meant for the CETME cartridge, but this is absolutely not the case, and again, the chamber pressures are about the same (most people think they are very different, with CETME being lower pressure). When you look at what they are proofed at, it would seem that there should not be much of an issue, if any, with using 7.62 NATO ammo. These rifles were originally chambered for 7X57 Mauser. The concern people usually have is over the FR-7, all examples of which are converted from the Spanish M1916 Mauser, which uses a Mauser 93 action, which is not as strong and does not have all of the safety measures of the 98 action. The sights are graduated for the trajectory of the NATO ball cartridge the CETME cartridge has rather different external ballistics. It should be noted that 7.62 CETME due to the use of a different kind of powder has approximately the same chamber pressure as the NATO spec cartridge.
#Spanish mauser fr8 manuals#
It was capable of using 7.62 CETME ammo and some ballistics data were provided in the manuals for them, but the NATO cartridge is meant to be their primary ammo. The FR-8 was intended to shoot 7.62X51 ammo from the start and the ".308 should not be fired in 7.62 rifles" nonsense was thoroughly debunked years ago, and was not an issue here, in any case. Any large-ring 98 was eligible for conversion. 24s, all from Army inventory, also all in 7.92 Mauser originally. 29s, German Gewehr 98Ms, and Czechoslovakian Vz. Some are converted from Spanish Army (formerly Spanish Air Force) M44s, Polish Wz. Most are converted from Spanish Army, Navy, and Civil Guard M43s chambered originally in 7.92X57 Mauser (or, int eh case of late production Navy rifles, 7.62X51). All FR-8s utilize large-ring Mauser 98 actions (it should be noted that small ring Mauser 98 actions are not weak by any means). Just a lot of made-up nonsense that has floated around the Internet since before I was even in high school. (Unless Spanish steel has the consistency of Pla-Doh.)There is no issue. I don't think lack of strength is going to be a problem. What's the ammo peculiarity with these? I remember there's a load you shouldn't feed it.It's built on a 'large ring' Mauser receiver.