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or "nitro-Patrone". It was loaded with the same 244 gr bullet but carried a 43 gr charge of "Gewehrpulver" ("rifle powder", Austria-Hungary's name for their version of smokeless powder, which was actually a "semi-smokeless" powder). The new semi-smokeless loading pushed the bullet to a velocity of
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Upon perfection of a completely smokeless powder by the Austro-Hungarians in 1893, the loading was again updated and thus re-designated as the "8mm M.1893 scharfe Patrone". It used the same bullet as the two previous loadings with a 43 gr charge of the new Gewehrpulver M.1892. This improved
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British gunmakers BSA produced sporting versions of the Lee–Enfield military rifle, chambered in "8mm (.315")" from well before World War I until at least the 1930s. The British-founded "Rifle Factory Ishapore" continues to manufacture Lee–Enfield sporting rifles in this chambering.
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When reloading for "wedge-lock" Mannlicher rifles such as the M.88, M.86/88, M.86/90 or M.88/90 chamber pressures should be kept low for safety. Rifles such as the Mannlicher M.95 using a stronger rotating-bolt design can be loaded to higher pressures.
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Mosin–Nagant Russian brass. Standard .323" 8mm S-bullets are correct for this caliber though best results are obtained from open-base bullets that can expand to fit the .329" bore.
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The 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge has a long history of sporting use in India, as it was a simple matter to modify the Lee–Enfield action to accommodate the 8×50mmR in place of the
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on civilians possessing rifles chambered in British military calibres while offering a cartridge of similar capabilities.
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dating back to the days of semi-smokeless powder. It was later replaced by (and many weapons were rechambered for) the
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ballistics slightly, which had been about 200 ft/s (61 m/s) less out of the "repetier-carabiner"
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cartridge, the first smokeless military round. This new round was designated
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round into a semi-smokeless cartridge, following upon the heels of France's
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Reloadable cartridge cases can be produced by reforming and trimming
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Second generation derivatives (based on 8×50mmR Mannlicher)
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Third generation derivatives (based on 8×50mmR Siamese)
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