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was not abandoned by civilian users like hunters. German civilian gunsmiths kept trying to improve the chambering. They took a somewhat similar engineering approach as the German military used, but instead of deepening the grooves and widening the bullet, they reduced the diameter of the lands and
541:(normalization regulation) effectively prohibited the production of non-S-bore/7.92×57mm Mauser chambered arms in Nazi Germany. In post World War II Germany the production of the various preceding chamberings is allowed again, but these chamberings have become rare in post 1939 produced arms.
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In the original bore the diameter of the lands was 7.90 mm (0.311 in) and the diameter of the grooves was 8.10 mm (0.319 in). In 1894/1895 the bore dimensions were changed in an attempt to improve accuracy and barrel life. The diameter of the lands remained 7.90 mm
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at 125% of this maximum C.I.P. pressure to certify for sale to consumers. This means that 8×57mm I chambered arms in C.I.P. regulated countries are currently (2017) proof tested at 475.00 MPa (68,893 psi) PE piezo pressure.
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and rimmed (so-called M88A, later developed into M88/8R or 8X57 IR hunting cartridge), but then a modern, "cannelured" type of cartridge case was introduced, which, despite being patented at least as early as 1867 (by
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Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 19.1 degrees. The common rifling twist rate for this cartridge is 240 mm (1 in 9.45 in), 4 grooves,
584:(Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives) rulings the 8×57mm I can handle up to 380.00 MPa (55,114 psi) P
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of the 7.92×57mm Mauser is relatively low compared to many other service rounds used in the early 20th century, many arms originally chambered for the
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of the lands = 7.80 mm (0.307 in), Ø grooves = 8.07 mm (0.318 in), land width = 4.40 mm (0.173 in) and the
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by reaming out metal from the chamber as it required a wider chamber throat to take the differently shaped and thicker brass of the new
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bore (designated as "S-bore") was also dimensionally redesigned: the new bullet with a shorter cylindrical part had reduced
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and its new spitzer bullet provided the accuracy and barrel life improvements the German military was looking for. As the
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cartridge itself unchanged. These efforts solved the problems the German military had experienced with the
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plated and reached a muzzle velocity of 620 m/s (2,034 ft/s). The bullet core consisted of 95%
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service rifle. Reportedly the initial version of the design was of two-piece construction like the
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was loaded with remained however unchanged and accuracy did not improve. As of 1915 the
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1888 pattern M/88 (left) cartridge alongside the 1903 pattern 7.92×57mm Mauser
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8×57mm IS cartridge portrait - Totgesagte leben länger, Wild und Hund 11/2006
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cartridge was loaded with 2.75 g (42.4 gr) of single-base (based on
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740:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1888
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344:Poudre B
284:Velocity
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