Accuracy held good at 1.5” and a nice closer range deer round.īest of all though were the 195-grain Hornady Interlock SPs. Here a load of 48-grains of H4895 worked wonders, although 49-grains was too hot. I loaded up 52-grains of Vit N1 fps/2554ft/lbs, accuracy was iffy at about 2” but still good enough! On the other hand the Sierra 175 grain ProHunters shot remarkably well as the weight increased you could see the groups shrink.
IF IT AIN’T BROKE…Īn intermediate weight was Hornady’s 170-grain, round nose Interlock, again an old fashioned design but at close range a real deer hammer. Similarly the Hornady Interlock 150 gr shot very well with a load of 52-grains of Varget a bit hot but gave 2804 fps/2619 ft/lbs energy and again 1.5-1.75” groups. A load of 53.5- grains of Alliant RL 15 achieved 2789 fps/2591 ft/lbs and again shot 1.5” groups. They are a basic design with their flat base SP build but they just work. The Sierra`s and these were Prohunter bullets, always shoot well and are my ‘go to’ bullet if nothing else works. Stepping up the weight the 150-grainers (Sierra spitzers and Hornady Interlocks) both shot well, despite their dumpy look! By the standards of that old bore, nothing less than 1.5” but hey I was delighted. Groups were running 1.5” at 100 yards and velocities good at 3209 fps/2859 ft/lbs.
These are not really standard 8x57mmm for deer but a load of 48-grains of Reloader 10X worked rather well. First up were the Hornady 125-grain soft points (SP). I used Federal large rifle primers, match primers, which often give better results too. Andersons had some virgin 8x57 RWS brass which I snapped up this is top quality. This experimentation would allow me to ring out every last bit of accuracy that old K98 bore could offer. I bought a cross section of makes all expanding types so my loads would be deer legal. So powders such as Vit N150, Varget, RL15 or H4895 work well but faster burners such as Alliant RL 10X are excellent with the 125-grain bullets. Powder choice is easier as mid range burning rates work best in a 24” tube with 0.323 diameter.
#Mauser k98 shooting plus#
To obtain the correct proportioned weights the 180 grains plus projectiles brings the 8mm really into its own. I was looking at the lighter pills for British deer but actually when you look at an 8mm you soon realise that the extra diameter makes a bullet of mid weight i.e. The 8x57mm case is just about perfect for its diameter, allowing an efficient powder charge for the bullet weights that I sourced from 125 to 220-grains. 275 Rigby and actually pre-dates the venerable. In fact that case design has spawned a few cartridges of its own throughout the years, noticeably the. Standard military loads use a 197-grain bullet, I had HP loads that shot 2459 fps so I used these as a standard control load to work up my reload hunting ammunition. As such we now have a whole raft of 8mm projectiles due to the continued popularity of this bullet. This originally used a 0.318” bullet but in 1905 certain changes were made and the bore size was changed to 0.323”, which is now the standard bullet diameter. Paul Mauser developed this round as a pure military option for the Model 1888 Mauser rifle. It’s a cracking cartridge that I was soon to find out for myself but has an illustrious history with many military countries. The K98 was chambered for the 7.92mm round or more commonly known 8x57mm Mauser. Pretty ironic really whereas the previous owner was probably trying to get to these shores in days gone past!
#Mauser k98 shooting series#
The next stage now after the initial sighting in process was to work up a series of reloads suitable and legal for deer management here in the UK. In Part 1 I sourced a period K98 Mauser, Zeiss Zielvier scope and up dated them with modern made reproduction high turret mounts and a Timney trigger to produce a practical repro K98 sniper rifle.
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