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Need some help identifying grandfather's collection
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr.gecko" data-source="post: 2075539" data-attributes="member: 115766"><p>Hi there, greetings from Germany!</p><p></p><p>the marking "7,8" means bullet diameter .318"! Don't use "normal" 8mm Mauser ammunition, as it uses .323" bullets! That would be caliber 8x57 I<strong>S. </strong></p><p></p><p>Your rifle is probably caliber "8x57I" without the S, with the smaller .318-bullet.</p><p>To be sure you could push a piece of pure lead with a cleaning rod through the barrel and measure the diameters of the lands, which will be imprinted in the lead.</p><p></p><p>The trigger is a "Deutscher Stecher". It's a kind of match-trigger. First you pull the rear trigger until you hear a click. Then the forward trigger will react to a very (!) light touch and release the firing pin. </p><p>Behind the forward trigger is probably a little srew. With that, you can adjust the trigger pull of the forward trigger.</p><p>Have fun with it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr.gecko, post: 2075539, member: 115766"] Hi there, greetings from Germany! the marking "7,8" means bullet diameter .318"! Don't use "normal" 8mm Mauser ammunition, as it uses .323" bullets! That would be caliber 8x57 I[B]S. [/B] Your rifle is probably caliber "8x57I" without the S, with the smaller .318-bullet. To be sure you could push a piece of pure lead with a cleaning rod through the barrel and measure the diameters of the lands, which will be imprinted in the lead. The trigger is a "Deutscher Stecher". It's a kind of match-trigger. First you pull the rear trigger until you hear a click. Then the forward trigger will react to a very (!) light touch and release the firing pin. Behind the forward trigger is probably a little srew. With that, you can adjust the trigger pull of the forward trigger. Have fun with it! [/QUOTE]
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