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Romanian 8mm for the Turk Mauser

Bob GreenBob Green Member Posts: 50 ✭✭
edited March 2009 in Ask the Experts
I have a couple of old Turks (1893 & 1938) that I purchased to clean up and take to the range. Headspace checks OK. I was told to stick to the lighter 8mm (new US made Winchester/Remington) in these Mausers.

What about the 70's era Romanian 150grn FMJ? AIM has a bunch of it 4sale.
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  • ammo guyammo guy Member Posts: 810 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I believe this ammo would be safe to use in the guns. I have heard it is not loaded to the pressures of the standard "S" ammo. A recent article in Shot Gun News indicated that the Romanian ammo was producing velocities 3-400 FPS slower that the standard 2900 + FPS.
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  • richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    I wouldn't use the Romanian ammo in the 1893. The Mausers prior to the 98 lacked the gas deflecting abilities of the later models. The steel cased Romy ammo is notorious for blowing combustion gasses back at the shooter. This could make for a bad situation.

    It would be fine the 38 though.
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  • DrGonzo11DrGonzo11 Member Posts: 116 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yeah, be careful with the '93, they were well known for not handling hot loads, and I've heard stories of it causing problems with the Turkish conscripted army over the years, in the way of injuries and even a few fatalities. Turks are pretty sloppy, and are usually in rougher shape than most surplus mausers.
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  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,706 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have two spam cans of the Romanian and I shoot it in my '93 Turk.
    Just wear shooting glasses you will be fine.
    Romanian ammo is popular among '93 Turk shooters because it is not loaded as hot as some of the other ammo.

    The Romanian is funky and dirty, has a funky smell, I like it.
    Fairly accurate.
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  • magicmanml2magicmanml2 Member Posts: 213 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My 38 turk eats it up
    I've shot romanian, it think eqyptian or some other arabic crap, and many others, all have worked with out a hitch.
    Just wear protective glasses as stated above.
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote: I've heard stories of it causing problems
    I've heard all kinds of stories too, usually from someone who heard them from someone else. I have yet to see any 93 action that has come apart from factory ammo that it was originally chambered for, only stories.
    I have seen locking lug setback when the action was re-barreled to a caliber that exceeded the 93's working pressure limits.
    The ammo the Turks used in these was a whole bunch hotter than the Romanian light ball, slower burning powder and a heavier bullet. My Egyptian Hakim doesn't have a gas setting low enough to shoot Turk 8mm without beating the rifle apart.
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  • DrGonzo11DrGonzo11 Member Posts: 116 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're probably right, thats usually how it goes. Re-tooling would have corrected alot of the problem anyway. I'd also have to suppose that the guns produced after 1930 or so would be fine to shoot as well.
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