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I have fallen heir to about 100 rounds of 8mm Mauser, on stripper clips. I need to know about its manufacture, country of origin, etc. The head stamp reads as follows: 7.9 (vertical line), F.S...
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TõC is Turkish, F.S. is French State Company, and 7.9 ????????? Sorry I can not help with that one, but I am sure I am over thinking that one.
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Thanks. The 7.9 is the caliber, 7.9(2) Mauser, aka 8mm Mauser. It's clean, 70 rounds are on strippes in an OD bandolier. Since I'm sure it's corrosive and the local range prohibits hardball on the...
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I've been firing your ammo for years at the range. I just wipe everything down with windex to neutralize the corrosive aspect, then clean as usual. Don't let the rifle sit overnight without cleaning....
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The Turk 8mm you have is light ball, 154 grain. Since it is 1951vintage it might even have pure copper jacketed projectiles. The Turks switched from steel jacketed to copper jacketed sometime in the...
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