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As to the question concerning a conversion of the SMLE to 8x57, we have to ask ourselves WHICH 8x57. Here, using the original terminology might help. The German loading for this cartridge was termed the 7.92x57JS andd it shot a 154-grain bullet at 2880 out of a 29-inch barrel. The british .303 shot a 174-grain bullet at 2440 out of a 25-inch tube, but commercial cartridges commonly ran a 150-grain bullet over 2700....... which would put it right in the ballpark with a 154/29-inch loading fired in a shorter tube. There wasn't all that much difference, and I think the rifle would be safe with this load. This load, incidentally, was the loading that the Turks standardised on and manufactured.
The 196-grain bullet was loaded into the 7.92x57JsS cartridge, and was originally the Anti-TANK loading for the cartridge and was supposed to be shot from Maxim Guns with their one POUND of locking mechanism, not the Mauser rifle with its 1 OUNCE of locking lugs. There were serious concerns when this loading was issued in the German Army, and troopies were not supposed to be loading their rifles with anti-tank ammo...... but they did. This is the loading that Hiutler's military standardised upon....... but Turkey continued with the old standard.
Remington offered the Lee rifle in 7x57 commercially, as well as in .43 Spanish and .45-70 and a few others. Seem to have been no complaints.
Sure would like to see one of those conversions, though!
As to the question concerning a conversion of the SMLE to 8x57, we have to ask ourselves WHICH 8x57. Here, using the original terminology might help. The German loading for this cartridge was termed the 7.92x57JS andd it shot a 154-grain bullet at 2880 out of a 29-inch barrel. The british .303 shot a 174-grain bullet at 2440 out of a 25-inch tube, but commercial cartridges commonly ran a 150-grain bullet over 2700....... which would put it right in the ballpark with a 154/29-inch loading fired in a shorter tube. There wasn't all that much difference, and I think the rifle would be safe with this load. This load, incidentally, was the loading that the Turks standardised on and manufactured.
The 196-grain bullet was loaded into the 7.92x57JsS cartridge, and was originally the Anti-TANK loading for the cartridge and was supposed to be shot from Maxim Guns with their one POUND of locking mechanism, not the Mauser rifle with its 1 OUNCE of locking lugs. There were serious concerns when this loading was issued in the German Army, and troopies were not supposed to be loading their rifles with anti-tank ammo...... but they did. This is the loading that Hiutler's military standardised upon....... but Turkey continued with the old standard.
Remington offered the Lee rifle in 7x57 commercially, as well as in .43 Spanish and .45-70 and a few others. Seem to have been no complaints.
Sure would like to see one of those conversions, though!
