8mm mauser price rising?

You're going to find that ammo is about as accurate as throwing rocks at your target.

If that were my ammo, I would pull it apart for the components, maybe even trash the bullets.

The odd batch of that stuff will shoot well, after being broken down, loaded to proper velocities, with a better propellant. Those bullets just don't seem to want to stabilize well at the lower velocities.

Your M48 is capable of very good accuracy, even in worn condition. I've never seen any of the recent imports (5 years) that were in less than VG+ condition.

Even if Lee isn't making 8x57 dies any longer, they're still available from other makers and most gun shops have used sets in stock.
 
I checked out the Priva Partasian site ht tps://www.prvipartizan.com . They have two different types of loaded ammo, 8x57IS and 8mm Mauser. The 8x57IS presumably loaded to European spec and the 8mm Mauser is loaded to North American lesser load. The difference is around 11% less power.
 
OP, I don’t think it was asked but what rifle are you using and what are you looking to do with it?
I think we can assume that being in the milsurp section, you have an old service rifle and I’m guessing like me, you just want to bring it out every now and then to stretch its legs and relive history. If you don’t already reload, you are not going to be able to get into the game and come out ahead financially. Take your lumps and buy surplus ammo where ever you can find it at the going price.
If however you are looking to hunt and have very specific requirements from your ammo, hand loading still won’t be any cheaper (investing in time and equipment) but you will be much happier with your results, dollar for dollar.
If you intend to shoot service rifle matches with your baby, now quality and volume meet and hand loading becomes your only real option. Of course if you would just like to expand your hobby and and become more versed in all aspects of the sport, handloading and even bullet casting can be fantastic but in the end, it has a cost in its self. It doesn’t have to be a huge investment (about the cost of another good rifle) but it’s there. One bonus of getting into handloading for surplus rifles is once you are set up, switching to other obsolete service ammo is easy and you don’t have to shy away from good deals because you are worried about ammo availability.
I don’t know if this is the answer you are looking for but there it is.
Best of luck.
 
I remember the days when we could buy the cheap surplus ammo from Century arms. Much of it was on stripper clips. All of it berdan primed. Some of it was pretty accurate but quite a bit was good for informal shooting only and highly corrosive. I have a bit of it left but find it easier to reload boxer brass. I feel that the availability of PPU and Starline brass in many more lesser used calibers make reloading the best bet. Tradex has had supply in the past of brass and loaded ammo but things are kinda crazy these days. I miss visits with Doug at Rayner Shine gun works that would go to most of the western gun shows and usually had lots of brass.
 
tbhupe said:
OP, I don’t think it was asked but what rifle are you using and what are you looking to do with it?
I think we can assume that being in the milsurp section, you have an old service rifle and I’m guessing like me, you just want to bring it out every now and then to stretch its legs and relive history. If you don’t already reload, you are not going to be able to get into the game and come out ahead financially. Take your lumps and buy surplus ammo where ever you can find it at the going price.
If however you are looking to hunt and have very specific requirements from your ammo, hand loading still won’t be any cheaper (investing in time and equipment) but you will be much happier with your results, dollar for dollar.
If you intend to shoot service rifle matches with your baby, now quality and volume meet and hand loading becomes your only real option. Of course if you would just like to expand your hobby and and become more versed in all aspects of the sport, handloading and even bullet casting can be fantastic but in the end, it has a cost in its self. It doesn’t have to be a huge investment (about the cost of another good rifle) but it’s there. One bonus of getting into handloading for surplus rifles is once you are set up, switching to other obsolete service ammo is easy and you don’t have to shy away from good deals because you are worried about ammo availability.
I don’t know if this is the answer you are looking for but there it is.
Best of luck.
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First of all, thank you. Just starting to learn about firearms/milsurp so I assume I would like more ammo to help me get familiar with the rifle. Surplus ammo will be my choice too as long as they are available.
 
deanyang said:
First of all, thank you. Just starting to learn about firearms/milsurp so I assume I would like more ammo to help me get familiar with the rifle. Surplus ammo will be my choice too as long as they are available.
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Surplus ammo, other than Com Bloc stuff is mostly dried up and will cause extreme corrosion issues if the powder residues aren PROPERLY cleaned, in a reasonable time, say by next morning at latest, after shooting.

Lots of milsurps out there that have lost half their value because they weren't cleaned properly.
 
bearhunter said:
Surplus ammo, other than Com Bloc stuff is mostly dried up and will cause extreme corrosion issues if the powder residues aren PROPERLY cleaned, in a reasonable time, say by next morning at latest, after shooting.

Lots of milsurps out there that have lost half their value because they weren't cleaned properly.
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Thanks for the reminder, I had a couple of red rifles and learned to clean them right after shooting
 
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