8mm mauser cases ( FNM) loadable?

joes

March 04, 2009 08:15

I have 8mm mauser cases with a headstamp of " F N M" and what appears to be a date 73-5. looking inside the cases it appears to have both the berdan holes as well as the standard primer holes. Is this military brass loadable? Thank you.

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  XXCross

  March 04, 2009 08:23

  I don't think you'll find the boxer type priming hole in the FNM brass. Besides, the primers would be different diameters.

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  MIKE WISKEY

  March 04, 2009 08:49

  the center 'hole' is acualy just a 'dimple' to form the berdan anvil for the primer

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  nononsense

  March 04, 2009 09:03

  joes,
  
  Just for the sake of discussion, here is a photograph of all three variations:
  
  
  
  I haven't done any measuring, this is just a comparison photo.
  
  FNM = Fabrica Nacional de Municoes e Armas Ligeiras
  
  Best.

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  jonk

  March 09, 2009 07:34

  Even if it has a center hole, it probably still has a standard berdan anvil making it unreloadable, even if you can decap it. Plus the hole diameter is probably a little off from US standards.

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