.30-06 Mauser

Here is me shooting my just purchased Mauser .30-06. Set me back $250, unfortunately I have discovered some pitting of the barrel underneath the upper handguard and may not shoot it anymore, that or install a new barrel in it. Sorry about the wind noise in the vid.

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Sports

Tags:

• Mauser
• colombian
• .30-06
• shooting
• FN
• belgium
• 98k
• k98

[gidzsi]

This rifle caliber is 7.93x67 not 30-06!!

[mephistosminion]

@gidzsi Uhh, no, its a 30-06. It was ORIGINALLY 7.92x57mm (8mm Mauser), and I have explained why, and how, it was converted to 30-06 in the comment thread. Get your facts straight before commenting dude.

[BoldUniverse]

stop talking!

[mephistosminion]

Oh sorry mate, I thought when I made the video for people who are generally interested in firearms I'd include as much info as I knew about the rifle. Sorry if I bored you.

[disturbedone5009]

How can you fit the .30-06 cartridge in a receiver made for 7.92 Mauser? Wouldn't it be too long?

[mephistosminion]

There is a small oval cut in the back of the reciever to allow for the longer round. I had a photo somewhere but its lost in the depths of the internet.

[jimbo96941]

Would be nice if next time you make a video don't do it on a day with Gail force winds, that way we can hear everything you say and not the odd word. !!

[umulius71]

Im buying a Mauser M98 1937 30-06 in a few days :)

It has the swastika and eagle ingraved. Gonna look nice to my collection..

And for target practice/hunting..!

[disturbedone5009]

@zero48411

Rework the barrel metal? Haha.

It would take a completely different barrel. 8mm Mauser uses a larger bullet than the .30-06.

[zero48411]

@disturbedone5009 its simple you rework the barrels metal and then give it new rifleing to fit the new cartridge

[ryanjames170]

@gidzsi hey there, alot of countrys converted there mausers to 30-06 after the fall of german and or there 8x57 stocks dryed up and surp 30-06 was cheep. same reason alot of them were converted to 30-06 or 8mm06 over in the USA after WWII

[edplaysbass]

could you have picked a windier day to try to group shots?

[martywatkins]

Seriously, how can people try and tell what caliber your rifle is. You just filmed yourself putting factory .30-06 rounds into the rifle. I dont think there is any question as to what caliber it is. Nice rifle.

[nakabar]

@mephistosminion Cool video, don't mind the wanks being critical.

[mesquiteguy1221]

I was just looking at one of these yesterday

[oliveiradamatola]

@Dogrose007

You can get a barrel through a custom shop

Douglas barrels. I hope that helps you

Good luck