Anyone out there with the same rifle or a similar rifle Do you have any feed issues, as in trouble feeding from the magazine Thanks in advance for any real world replies. That covers what little I know about them. I have a 1916 Spanish Mauser that was converted to 308 in the 50's. The few cents per shot you might save wouldn't replace the body parts lost if one of those rifles let go. military 7.62 NATO ammo is loaded to somewhat higher pressures, so I would make it a point to stay well away from any military surplus ammo. 308 (7.62x51 NATO) 21 Description: ID 7857 Make SPANISH Model Model 1916 Spanish Mauser Configuration Bolt Action Gauge / Caliber. White Laboratory and they passed as being safe for current factory. 308 CALIBER VINTAGE M1916 SPANISH MAUSER SHORT RIFLE numbered 01-2048TAKE OFF PART FROM A 1916 SPANISH MAUSER IN. 308 Winchester ) to make them more popular for the U.S. A large of them ( these included ) were re-chambered by Oviedo to the more plentiful 7.62 Nato round ( they are actually marked. 1895 Mausers are round.ДЇrom what I have been able to find out, supposedly SAMCO had some of these rifles tested for strength by the H.P. lng-m1916-308-rifle These M1916 Spanish Mausers were originally produced by the Oviedo factory in Spain with an original chambering of 7mm Mauser. 1893 mausers bolt faces are flat on the botton. Witht hat said, 1916 Oviedo Arsenal rifle of of the 1893 Mauser type easily identified by looking at the face of the bolt. Apparently, that problem has been attended to and the current CETME rifle is up to NATO standard. This was because the original CETME assault rifle was unable to withstand standaed 7.62 NATO pressures without battering itself into unusability in short order. The guns were designed for the 30 caliber CETME round which is dimensionally exactly the same as the 7.62 NATO rounds, but loaded to much less pressure.

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