TheArchDuke
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This gun belonged to my friend's late father. They have no knowledge on this gun and neither did I so I read all about it on the internet. I guess the cartridge it takes is 7.65x54. That ammo is pretty expensive so I wanted to see if it could possibly be in any other caliber before I spent the money. 8mm doesn't fit. Just out of curiousity I *gently* tried inert .308. It fit but the bolt wouldn't close. No surprise.
Anyway I'm fairly convinced it's 7.65x54. I found some cheap ammo online ($65 for 500 rounds...which was a steal) but I wanted to know, is there any other round that it might possibly take? Is there any other round that is close enough to 7.65x54 that this ammo physically fits in the chamber but isn't the right size?
Since I know nothing about these guns, I want to make sure i'm perfectly safe.
Thank you.
Anyway I'm fairly convinced it's 7.65x54. I found some cheap ammo online ($65 for 500 rounds...which was a steal) but I wanted to know, is there any other round that it might possibly take? Is there any other round that is close enough to 7.65x54 that this ammo physically fits in the chamber but isn't the right size?
Since I know nothing about these guns, I want to make sure i'm perfectly safe.
Thank you.