Yugo M48 30-06 ?

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I picked up a clean Yugo M48 on the exchange quite some time ago just for something different, numbers match (stamped not electropencilled) and it was originally registered as a 7mm Mauser, I assumed it was an 8x57, I traded it to a friend, however after a chamber cast and slugging the bore it was determined it is a 30-06, can anyone provide me with some info as to the origin/calibre of this Yugo. He has fired the rifle and all is well with it other than it will not feed ball ammo or other long bullets from the mag. Thanks
 
That IS odd. Maybe it was rebarelled after being surplussed?

Are you certain it is really Yugo and not a Brazillian Mauser? They all started life as 7mm Mauser rifles and many were re-barelled to .30-06 in the 1950's as the M954.
 
Where is it stamped M48? Also, does it have a yugoslavian crest on the front receiver ring? short action or long action (or intermediate)?
 
I will get some pics this weekend, don't recall for sure where the M48 stamp was but think it was below the crest on the reciever, think it is a intermediate length, will get some more info over the weekend.
 
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Definitely an M48. Looks to be an elm stocked one. I have NO IDEA how it wold have ended up in .30-06 though...??? Is your buddy sure he's not confusing it with another rifle? I'm about 95% sure the M48 mag box isn't even long enough for '06 rounds!
 
The action on an M48 is 1/4" of an inch shorter than a Mauser K-98 and can not be converted to 30-06, unlike the K-98. The M48 however can be converted to .308 and there are military surplus barrels in this cal around. I suggest someone has done this conversion.
 
He had suggested that it was possibly a 7.62x57 that had been rechambered to 30-06, the mag is a bit short for ball ammo and long bullets such as Ballistic Tips, I measured the fired cases and they are not out of spec, they barrel, stock, bolt and reciever all have the same serial number so don't think it is a rebarrel.
 
As some have said, M48s can indeed handle 30-06 length rounds...Seen actions built into 30-06 and 270 Win rifles.
 
I think the action is long enough - it's the mag box that is too short on those guns. .30-06 is a VERY tight fit in that action though!

I can;t imagine how a serialized barrel would have ended up in '06 though??? Maybe it was a Mauser sold to another country as an 8mm and it was rebarelled there? Kragujevac did sell these Mausers all over the world, usualyl without the Yugo crest though...?
 
i am pretty sure the 30-06 will fit in the magazine. IIRC i checked the one i had to see if 7.92x63 swede would fit and it did.
 
I do not believe it
This makes no sense to me

Someone must have rechambered to 8mm-06, realized that shells do not fit in the internal mag and then pawned it off. I can't believe this is a .30 cal barrel unless someone has retrofitted an israeli or norweigan barrel and rematched the numbers.

Certainly there were no yugo military contracts based on this frame for .30-06 especially on an intermediate mauser action.
 
Here is a comparison photo of a 8mm Mauser (the shorter one) under a 30-06 (the longer red tip) in the magwell of a Yugo M-48. As you can see, 30-06 will fit in the top position, but its too long to push down into the magazine.

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Northern Boater said:
I picked up a clean Yugo M48 on the exchange quite some time ago just for something different, numbers match (stamped not electropencilled) and it was originally registered as a 7mm Mauser, I assumed it was an 8x57, I traded it to a friend, however after a chamber cast and slugging the bore it was determined it is a 30-06, can anyone provide me with some info as to the origin/calibre of this Yugo. He has fired the rifle and all is well with it other than it will not feed ball ammo or other long bullets from the mag. Thanks
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This sounds like the kind of story that has people chasing their tail, then it ends up that there was some incorrect info at the start point of the discussion.

Who did the chamber cast and who slugged the bore?

Have you personally chambered a 30/06 in it or at least seen it done?

I'm willing to bet it's either still in 8x57 or has been rechambered to 8mm-06. If it's true that "the friend" fired 30/06 in it, then it could very well be 8mm-06.
 
It was dropped off at my place over the weekend, and does indeed measure 308", and does fit 30-06 in the mag (already stated that ball type ammo or any other long bullets such Btips wouldn't go, fired some 150 gr failsafes and they are shooting in the 2-3" range. Just looking for an idea of what it is but it is as I could find no referance to a yugo 30-06, as previously stated the fired cases are well within spec, if they didn't make it, so be it. It is definately not an 8mm-06, this was my first suggestion as well.
 
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