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mauser 98 m48

gotstolefrom
I had a bring back 8mm Mauser 98 that was stolen. It shot hand loads with soft lead points without any problems.

I bought a Yugo m48 pretty much just to check it out, being as it was pretty cheap and had all goodies. I bought some Remington 8mm soft points to try the Yugo out on.
More than half don't feed. The soft point catches on the top edge of the guide into the chamber. Is this a general problem of a M48, and it prefers FMJ, or can I smooth some of the edges off the entrance to the chamber if I am conservative ? I know this is a lot to ask without having hands on...... I just want to know if it is a widespread problem... fixable or not.
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  • Contender Man
    Something may be mis-aligned ... I've got a friend that has an M48 that I know he fires soft points in and I've never heard any complaints from him. He bought it at a gun show a couple years ago, I think it was one of those "Mitchell's Mauser" packages.

    I tried to call him after seeing this post only to find out he is off on a pipeline project in Texas for the next 5-7 months.

    Have a gunsmith take a look at it.

    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • Der Gebirgsjager
    Good advice from Contender Man. Mausers are known for reliable feeding, and the as-issued types usually are not finicky. Something you might look at though, if it reliably feeds FMJ ammo, then check the overall length of the factory SP ammo against the FMJ. If it is shorter (or longer) experiment with some other loads of shorter/longer/similar length, and at least if the length is part of the problem you will know what to use for reliable results. Your problem could very well be the magazine feed rails which are part of the bottom of the receiver, and they may be shaped in such a way as to release the cartridge as is is being pushed forward by the bolt too early or too late to allow a long/short cartridge to feed without jamming. This would be a gunsmith repair, but not just any gunsmith, as the problem is not encountered that often in as-issued rifles. Usually the feed rails only need alteration when the rifle is being rechambered for large, fat cartridges like the .45-70 or .444 Marlin; but it does sometimes happen. A place to start....

    P.S. After thinking about this a little more, were I to make the determination that the feed rails needed work I'd be inclined to sell the rifle and replace it with another. There are a lot of them around right now; too many to make the repair bill for correcting the condition attractive. You might also check the magazine follower and make sure your rifle has the proper one for that model.
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  • Artic wolf
    I had the same problem with my yugo m48. The remington bullets don't feed right. I solved it by slaming the bolt forward and shut real fast. Or go buy pointed soft point.[;)]
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  • Roughrdr
    I have a couple of the "Mitchells Mausers" rifles and I found that sometimes the commercial ammo would not feed right without undo force on the bolt. When I reload the rounds I size hem to where they just fit in the magazine box. I have had zero problems since.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE REM. S.P. AMMO, THESE HAVE A ROUND BLUNT NOSE. TRY SOME POINTED SOFT POINTS, THEY SHOULD WORK FINE.
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  • Contender Man
    Mike may have just woke me up from the nap I was taking on my original reply. Mausers were designed to use spire point (high BC for the day) ammo, they, I believe led the world arms mkt. with that type bullet rifle design and "Teddy" and company were on the wrong end of them during that lil tiff, but ultimately that experience led to the demise of the Krag and the rise of the '03. If what your trying to use is more toward a blunt tip it may be just enough difference that this rifle flat don't like it. I'm not familiar w/ the bullet options that Remington offers for this loading so I can't help ya there.

    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • gotstolefrom
    Thanks for all the advice.
    I think I will load a few dummies and try that. It sounds like the best first step. I should have done that first anyway.


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