30-06 Mauser?

[DWalt]

Only similar in that it's an 8mm. round. The Swedes designated the rifle as the m/40 and the 8X63 round m/32. It was used as an anti tank round and was known to break a collarbone or two. Crown Jewels, The Mauser in Sweden by Dana Jones calls the m/32 the most powerful military small arms cartridge in the world which may be an exaggeration. Never the less a testament to the strength of the K98k receiver which has been used to make everything caliber wise. A pretty well known dealer has just sold a Swedish m/40 for $26K, it's a pretty rare bird in the States.

The 8x63mm Swede and the 8mm-'06 cartridges are not that far apart dimensionally or ballistically, and I'd consider them to be in the same class. Checking the dimensional data in Donnelly's cartridge conversion manual, the main difference is that the 8x63mm case has a rebated rim with a slightly fatter body (base diameter is about .488" vs .470" of the 8mm-'06). The rim diameters and case lengths are equal, in fact the 8mm-'06 case is a slight bit longer. The MVs given by Donnelly are fairly close - 2880 ft/sec for the 8x63mm vs. 2820 ft/sec for the 8mm-'06.

 

[2152hq]

The one I had was the Colombian M1947 Madsen in .30-'06 which isn't a Mauser. Here is an old auction which shows one. Colombia used several Mauser rifles, but mine was not one of them.
Colombian M1947 Madsen Bolt Action Rifle, , .30-06 Springfield - C&R For Sale at GunAuction.com - 11855291

OK the Madsen,,yes,,haden't thought of those in a long time. Not a MAuser 98 as you say.
Here's the Madsen:
Danish Madsen Rifle - Reference Library
A very unique and somewhat rare rifle.


I had the 1950 Model FN Columbian contract 98 Mausers made in 30-06 in mind.
Columbian Model 1950 FN Mauser - Reference Library

Also the Belgian Army FN contract 98 Mausers in 30-06.
ABL marked,,1951 & 1952 dated. Crown/L and Crown/B crests
FN Mauser Model 1950 Short Rifle - Reference Library

 

[alwslate]

Some years ago I bought a rough condition Colombian Model 1950 FN
Mauser in 30-06 at a gun show. About all I have left of it is the bolt
and receiver. The previous receiver markings were ground off and it was
stamped .30 and the rear of the ring is grooved for use of the 30-06
with stripper clips. I assumed that it was probably originally made in
7mm. It is a standard length model 98 action.

 

[Qc Pistolero]

In the era of 1970 I had two (2) M98 Mausers in .30/06. They were original military. IIRC they were marked M1950 and were from Brazil (?)

At one point in their history,Brazil was arming its troops with US calibers.They even bought a good quantity of handguns,S&W model 1917 in .45.They sold them as surplus in the mid '80s

 

[mauser9]

All very interesting. No plans to alter my dad's 98k bringback. LOL Cannot believe the selling prices on Gunbroker for unmolested examples. Who knew way back then however!