1928 SPANISH MAUSER UPGRADE FROM THE

Spanish Mauser M93 bolt action rifle in 7x57mm made in Spain by the Famas D’Armes in 1902. 7 Mauser began production of the Schnellfeuer (rapid fire), their own select-fire, detachable magazine version of the M30 designed by Karl. The Spanish gunmaking firms of Beistegui Hermanos and Astra began producing detachable magazine-fed, select-fire versions of the C96 in 19 respectively, intended for export to the Far East.

His troopers (the 1st U.S. Teddy Roosevelt apparently appreciated the difference. The Mauser 93(?) was the basis for the U.S. For hunters, the difference is between the 30-30 cartridge and the 30-06.

1928 and period-correct uniform. A Polish reenactor poses with the wz. 1928, which is Polish for '7.92 mm hand-held machine gun of Browning mark 1928'.

The earlier cartridge was used, best I can tell, with both Garand M-1 and the Springfiel 03 (which was retained in some cases as a sniper rifle.Had the Garand been able to handle the new cartridge there is no telling how long it might have taken for the Army to recognize that nobody was likely to see, let alone hit, a man 3,000 yards away, let alone 6,000 with a rifle.The 'Trap Door,' or Springfield 45-70 was carried by most militia (National Guard) and some volunteer units. However, the more powerful M1928 cartridge would kick its auto-loading apparatus to hell. Sold Price: Spanish/Oviedo 1928 Dated Mauser 141: SPAIN M1916 SHORT RIFLE, 2ND PATTERN.I believe that the introduction of the new cartridge ran afoul of the Garand, which, being semi automatic, was indeed a better close in weapon. Army actually stuck to the theory of long range musketry longer than anyone else, beginning to replace the 30-06 cartridge in the 1930s with a Model 1928 'Boat Tail.' the former, aimed at a 45 degree angle, would strike the ground in 3,000 yards (1.7 miles.) the latter at the same angle would not come down for 6,000 yards.Item:13869534 Spanish Mauser Model 1916 Short Rifle, Blue.

I never learned if the round I fired was based on the M1928 or the M1906. By comparison that of the larger bore 45-70 was quite mild. In spite of an honey-combed rubber butt stock the 30-06 recoil was murderous. I was about 16 at the time. It had been replaced in the regular army by the Krag before the war.I can remember going shooting with a friend who owned both a sporterized star gauged 30-06 and a 45-70. It used black powder and thus gave away the shooter's position.Roosevelt's insistence on swapping out the Krag for the Mauser was not based on the shortcomings of the old 45-70.

Army ammo in a 9 pound weapon isn't unpleasent, but some of the 'factory' loads for the civilian market in a 6 pound sporter is very unpleasent to shoot.I love shooting the trapdoor at very long ranges, in excess of 1000 yards, which brings us to a different sort of discussions.The Kraig, and 7mm mauser have the characteristic that at about 600 yds, they are slow enough that the round wanders and hasn't the energy to be deadly. There is a huge difference shooting a standard 03 springfield with army loads, and civilian loads in a lightened action. Re-the sporterized 3006 mentioned above. We are talking about 2moa for most mausers in optimum condition versus 2.5moa for the Krag.As for the 30-06 whole different thing. But operationally, there is nothing to chose between them. It doesn't have the slick feel of the mauser.

WWI laid this idea to rest (more or less) for several decades, placing an emphasis on volume of fire at 'usable' ranges. It was widely held, not just in the US, that a rifle which shot a cartridge at sufficient velocity to not require sight adjustment out to maximum engagement range (say 600 yds with iron sights)was the magic weapon which the infantry 'needed'. You must remember that long range marksmanship and a rifle/cartridge combo to enable it were the Holy Grail of military small arms philosophy at the advent of smokeless powder. 'Your milage may vary'.At short ranges (150-200 yds)there's nothing to chose from but at longer range the higher velocity and better ballistic coefficient of the 7mm bullet begin to win out. Similarly, the 30-06 military spec is a good 1000 yd killer, but the similar, but slightly slower 762 nato/308 starts running out of energy and accuracy at about 750-800 yds which made a big difference for our snipers in 'nam.But to the original point, personally, I make no distinction in my rules between the spanish mauser and the Krag.

Its said to be similar in terms of ballistics to the current 5.56mm round but with over 1/3 more mass (something like a 100-115 grain bullet?) much improved lethality especially at longer ranges. The bolt, barrel and (I think) upper receiver are different as are magazines (though they fit in the same mag well) but fit onto a standard lower receiver. The whole package is intended to use as much of the existing M16 family components as possible. 30/30 round but with a smaller diameter, pointed bullet, and using some of the latest powder technology, cartridge overall length is very similar to 5.56mm ammo. 30 Remington case, having a powder capacity similar to the Win.

But even in fairly well detailed miniatures the weapons are interchangeable.Concerning firing with no sight adjustment to 600 yards, I seem to recall that the 'zero' or 'battle sight' (no adjustment ot the leaf site) for the 1903 Springfield was 400 yards.Very long range musketry was a big deal with tacticians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A weapons expert may be able to tell the difference in photos between various Mausers and the Springfield. But it was an earlier Mauser which impressed Teddy from the business end.

1928 Spanish Mauser Upgrade From The

Moreover, when the Italians came belatedly to their senses they sold most of the M1938 to the Finns, who recalibrated to 150 meters.By contrast, I own several U.S. I was told that the new 7.35 was factory zeroed to 200 meters. The latter weapon (which was retained when it occurred to someone that they had hundreds of thousands of them and millions of round of 6.5 ammo) had a leaf site. I own a 7.35, which was an upgrade from the 6.5mm M1891.