Questions about K98 Israeli
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Not sure where I read this, or when(so it's dubious at best)...I seem to recall it being 1-12.
You can check for yourself using a cleaning rod n' bore brush.
You have a sharp lookin' Mauser there!
You can check for yourself using a cleaning rod n' bore brush.
You have a sharp lookin' Mauser there!
I believe all barrels chambered for 7.62x51 NATO were rifled with one turn in 12 inches so I expect your Israeli K98 will be the same. I always thought NATO got the math wrong when they adopted that rifling pitch. It should have been 1 turn in 10 inches just like the .303 British or the US .30-06. That's why the 7.62 bullets will penetrate more stuff at 300 metres than they will at 50 metres. At the shorter range, they are not spinning fast enough to be stable at the velocity they have at that point. By the time the bullets have flown 300 metres, they have lost a lot of velocity but have retained just about all of their spin. Military rifles and machine guns usually have rifling which is 1 turn in something between 30 and 35 calibres. The 7.62x51 barrels have one turn in 40 calibres.
I also think NATO still can't calculate very well. They put rifling of 1 turn in 7 inches in the new 5.56mm family of small arms when 1 turn in 8.5 inches would have been enough. I guess they were trying to make the twist quick enough to stabilize tracer bullets which are inherently unstable.
I also think NATO still can't calculate very well. They put rifling of 1 turn in 7 inches in the new 5.56mm family of small arms when 1 turn in 8.5 inches would have been enough. I guess they were trying to make the twist quick enough to stabilize tracer bullets which are inherently unstable.
NICE-looking Toy, ben77lemay!
Standard twist for the 7.62NATO is 1 turn in 12 inches; this accommodates the 145-grain military slug very well and also can do some great shooting with 150s, 165s and even 180s. Heavier than that and you will have to do a lot of praying.
ORIGINAL twist for Mauser 98s in the original 7.92x57 is given in Table IV, Page 250 of the TEXT BOOK OF SMALL ARMS - 1909 as 1 turn in 9.39 inches (1 turn in 240mm). This was regarded as suitable for the whole range of bullets from the early 227-grain RN to the 154-grain JS; it was kept when the JsS was adopted also.
Hope this helps, either now or with a future purchase.
Standard twist for the 7.62NATO is 1 turn in 12 inches; this accommodates the 145-grain military slug very well and also can do some great shooting with 150s, 165s and even 180s. Heavier than that and you will have to do a lot of praying.
ORIGINAL twist for Mauser 98s in the original 7.92x57 is given in Table IV, Page 250 of the TEXT BOOK OF SMALL ARMS - 1909 as 1 turn in 9.39 inches (1 turn in 240mm). This was regarded as suitable for the whole range of bullets from the early 227-grain RN to the 154-grain JS; it was kept when the JsS was adopted also.
Hope this helps, either now or with a future purchase.
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- chilliwack BC.
lucky!
... They're NOT normally fitted for a cleaning rod. The metal has the hole for one, BUT the stock itself is not fitted/bored for the rod. .... David K
Whattttttt !!! Its a shame, those rifles looks good with a cleaning rod !!!
