Belt Auction - What guns can this ammo be used in?

What guns can this ammo be used in?

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=94129300 Is this ok to use in a 98k mauser. The reason I ask is because I have a couple of boxes of it.

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Yes this is the correct ammo for the mauser rifles. The only way it wouldn't be right would be, of course , if the rifle has been rechambered. There are also 7mm mausers, but if it is an original K98, yes the 8mm ammo will be fine.
No it is not OK to use 8mm ammunition in the 98k Mauser, it uses 7.65
yes if your gun has not been re-chambered this is the correct ammo.
the 98k uses 7.92x57 commonly called the 8mm however, there are two types of 8mm, J and JS Actually the J is a capital I just in fancy script, standing for Infantry. The S stands for Spitzer. Originally the 7.92x57 was simply designated J, used a .318 diameter bullet, and was loaded to moderate pressure Later, a spizter bullet was developed, but they also increased the bullet diameter to .323 and increased the pressure, so they stamped JS on it. you need to determine if your rifle barrel is for 318 or 323. Now, you can safely fire 318 in either type, accuracy may be off a little bit, but then most of these old guns have worn enoguh barrels it wouldn't matter much anyways. However, putting a high pressure 323 in a 318 is a good way to ruin the gun. So, either have a gunsmith slug the barrel and tell you if it is a 323 or 318, or stick to cartridges clearly marked as J and NOT JS or clearly marked 318
No for 2 boxes get rid of it if you cant give it awaay donate to gun range or whatever but it is not for your 98
Through an oversight on the part of the seller, there's no way to tell. It would have been useful to know if it's 8x57J or 8x57JS. It's probably the latter, but one never knows. It's also extremely unlikely that your 98k is J bore, and if it's military it's certainly JS, but again, you'd best be certain. It'll take about 2 seconds to figure it out, if you have a micrometer.
Absolutely fine. This is what I shoot sometimes. Fairly accurate, but a little bit dirty.
on most guns it has the stamp on the side of the barrel near the breach, but im not sure about military guns. hope i helped
If you have a German Mauser K98k, the carbine and not the older long rifle from WWI and before, you are good to go. That is Turk 8mm Mauser ammo, 7.92x57JS. I have a bunch of it, it is loaded hot, kicks hard but fairly accurate especially at 300 to 500 yards. Be aware it is corrosive. Simply clean out the barrel with some patches soaked in Windex, or use hot water and household ammonia. Dry, then clean as usual. Corrosive ammo is nothing to be afraid of.
Yeppers. It's right for your 98k. And the 98k, for those that need to know it, is .323. ALL 98k Mausers are .323. You can fire either 8mm Mauser ammo, both .318 and .323, safely in your rifle. It kicks. Be prepared.
It is 8mm Mauser ammo, also known as 8x57mm. It can be used in Mauser rifles chambered for this round. Don't know about yours. It could be the more common 7x57 Mauser (also known as 7mm Mauser). It should have the caliber stamped on the barrel. H
It should work.... just look for the chambering on the receiver. Even if it was not made with it stamped in, the importer should have what round it fires electro-penciled somewhere. The only major issue would be it being re-barreled in Israel to fire 30-06.... any other chamberings besides 30-06 or 8mm would be custom done and pretty rare (not valuable rare, just uncommon) 30-06 is pretty uncommon too, by the way. Depending in the manufacture date, that ammunition may have a lot of DUDS. I have a lot of Turk 8mm made around 1947-1951 and about 1 in 5 rounds need to be hit a second time to go off, about 1 in 15 will not go off at all. Almost all have a delay of 1-2 seconds. Those that do go off are loaded pretty hot, so be ready for some recoil. It is corrosive, so get that ammonia ready. Leaving it uncleaned with ammonia even overnight will rust the bore up real bad. (I screwed up an already poor barrel even worse leaving it over night, glad it wasn't a good one)
sorry DJ, its not Turk its Egyptian. Turk only came in 70 round bandoliers or in 200 round 1919 linked belts. This Egyptian stuff is ok. It will be corrosive and has either a 196 or 198 grain bullet (I don't recall which). I have shot a good amount of this stuff and I averaged about 1 dud per 100.