8mm'06

harter66 · 06-16-2007, 07:35 PM

Any thoughts about a Mauser reamed from 8mm to 8mm'06 ? I have a cheap Yugo with a miss matched bolt that is right at the edge of out of head space according to the smith that wanted to buy it from me . It was purchased as a servicable rifle . Thought about resetting the head space ,cut,thread,ream, got to expensive and the man didn't want the job also didn't want to "wildcat" the rifle so it could be shot safely .

rjhans53 · 06-16-2007, 08:14 PM

I"ve done it. I've got a yugo that i've reamed out to 8 06. Not my favorite round but brass is easy to come up with, necks up east and at least up to a 185 rem coreloc it fit's in the mag.Mine at least is partial to the 170 grain speer spz. Just keep in mind that ALL your ammo is going to be a hand loading deal. I rented the reamer and gauges from elk ridge and did the work my self.

stalkingbear · 06-18-2007, 03:22 AM

The only thing you gotta watch is the fact that "yugos" are very slightly shorter action than a "regular" length model 98. If it was me,I'd rebarrel it to .35 whelen for the fact that I just like that caliber bullet better than .323 bullets.
1 of the companies recently came out with 1st legimitized factory cartridges for 8mm-06,however .35 whelen has been legitimized forquite a while.

harter66 · 06-18-2007, 01:38 PM

Well I rather enjoy hand loading so thats not an issue . I have a 32 rem. Ive been going to buy moulds for so that is one more reason for "new toys". If I bbl it I'd go to a 257 roberts or a another short action or Mauserlenghthcartrige . I just wanted to have a shooter out of it .

HighDesertWolf · 06-20-2007, 06:57 PM

with the shortage of surplus 8mm mauser ammo, Id just ream it out into a 8mm/06 and call it good. might even be worth sporterizing the gun those mausers make a nice deer gun.