Can you identify this cartridge?
I found this at the range & can't identify.
The bullet is .312" 154gr FMJ
It was loaded with 48gr of an unknown flake powder
The case is 2.242" long
7.7x58 Arisaka maybe?
Thanks
--JJK
25 July 2004, 16:06
Wildcat CrazyCan't read the headstamp.
From the case length of 2.242,it may be a short necked 7.7 Jap made from an 8x57 case or it may be a wildcat.
Can you give more dimensions, head dia.,shoulder dia.,length to shoulder,neck dia.,length of neck,and shoulder angle?
WC
26 July 2004, 03:53
Tony WilliamsWell, the case measurement is 57mm and the headstamp says 7.9...
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forumIs it just 8mm Mauser? I have never seen it headstamped like that...
I guess you learn something new every day.
--JJK
28 July 2004, 07:41
maxman8mm mauser (7.92 x 57 to be exact...) And it does look like some of the Turk ammo I've shot recently.
28 July 2004, 12:14
Wildcat CrazyI've never seen a 7.92x57 cartridge loaded with a .312 diameter bullet.
WC