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I'd be interested as well. I bought the Liberty Tree replicas and some "originals" on ebay from someone in France, which are much finer though corroded. I must say I have not made time to test them. These were about $30 apiece when all was said and done.

I tried an auction site as well, but the competition to buy made them even more expensive. Anyhow, these are the options I have used in Canada
 
Thanks Gary,
Do they have a hole on the back bottom to lock into place or how do they stay in place?
There is a release inside my trigger guard but it is a guild style sporter so Im not certain if that is milsurp or custom.
 
Checked the stash, How can I tell if these are original? I know nothing about the rifle of the clips just what Iam looking at on google right now, Info on the rifle would be appreciated too Nice looking gun! Would love to track down some round nose 8mm to add a clip to my display.

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I can't comment on how the repro clips work in the Model 88 rifles but they worked ok, with some slight tweaking for lack of a better word, in my Irish Mannlicher. This rifle was set up for the same enbloc clips as used in the Model 88 rifles.
I bought mine from Corwin Arms awhile ago, they may know where to source new ones??
 
Yes they have the crimp as illustrated below. My main issue with the repros is that the metal is less springy than the originals and the round resists being fed upwards along the feed ramp. I have thinned one out but never tested it. I am using them in the carbine version.
 
No regular milsurp 8mm is not safe for a commission rifle.

You will want either Patrone 88 ammo, or ammo custom made for your rifle. Slugging the bore is essential with these rifles to be sure of bore diameter. Personally I reload my own ammo using .32 special bullets (.321 dia) and have had great results.
 
Looks like the m88 was replaced fairly quickly in 1905 with 7.92×57mm Mauser S Patrone ammo. Doesn't seem like m88 ammo has a long service history given the extent of use of the rifle
 
Craig0ry said:
Looks like the m88 was replaced fairly quickly in 1905 with 7.92×57mm Mauser S Patrone ammo. Doesn't seem like m88 ammo has a long service history given the extent of use of the rifle
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And Patrone ‘S’ in one of these rifles is a good way to risk your life and limb.

These rifles weren’t made to modern safety standards, they were marginal at best. Many blew up. So many they actually did a massive study on them as the anti-semites blamed the Jewish (Loewe) made rifles for exploding (wasn’t any particular manufacturer just the design needed work). They did things like deepening the grooves on the rifling, thickening the chamber, adding a gas shield deflector cocking piece, etc.

There is tons of variables with these rifles, and markings don’t mean that it’s safe. For example having a ‘s’ on the receiver doesn’t mean the barrel is the later deeper diameters, simply that it could chamber Patrone ‘S’ ammo. Not that it was modified in anyway to be safe with Patrone ‘S’ (some they did run a reamer through but that was to just verify the chamber was cut properly). Other markings that could denote a deeper rifling might not be accurate as many were rebarreled with Czech made .318dia barrels.

Only way to be sure with these rifles is slugging the bore, getting bullets properly sized for it and using light loads. Not a design I would be pushing to its limits.
 
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