Old D.C. Co 8mm ammo - info needed

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I picked up a mixed bunch of ammo recently, including 20 rounds of Dominion Cartridge Company softpoint 8mm Mauser. The box they came in was for a different round (Dominion Super-Clean .30 Springfield), so it's no help in providing answers.

No date on the headstamp, so wondering what vintage they are. The rounds are shorter than the equivalent modern 8x57 I've got, so I'm also curious about the bullet weight.

Just wonderin'.
 
Could very well be a 150 grain bullet. Are you saying the case is shorter or the overall cartridge length?
What does the head-stamp say?? Any commercial Dominion ammo would not have a date stamp
 
8 mm mauser

mayb the're theese ones

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Here's a picture of the D.C. Co round (left) next to an Igman 170gn and an S&B 196gn for comparison, in case this helps.

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As for the box they came in...as mentioned they're mis-filed in an old 30-06 box...pictured here just for kicks.

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By observation of the cartridge photo it does not really look like an 8mm Mauser. Technical name 8X57...if i recall the 30-06 metric equivalent is a 7.62X62, or something like that.
What does the headstamp say?
 
Head stamp simply reads: "D.C. Co. 8 M/M". And understand about the bullet profile RN vs. spitzer, but just looking to see if someone has similar rounds in their original box that advertises the bullet weight. Simple curiosity.



Alonzo said:
By observation of the cartridge photo it does not really look like an 8mm Mauser. Technical name 8X57...if i recall the 30-06 metric equivalent is a 7.62X62, or something like that.
What does the headstamp say?
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I have shot a bunch ot it, and it's the 170 RN. Announced velocity was 2570 fps, clocked 2480 fps through a Brno 21H. Pretty good brass.
OAL is 3.040" and it's loaded with 47 grains of cylindrical powder... They were common from the '50s to early '70s, before the name changed to Imperial.
 
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