Measurements were taken at 10 feet from the muzzle, with a sample size of 15 rounds fired. I tested velocity using an 8mm Kar98k Mauser rifle (barrel length 23.6 inches). This particular sample is packaged loose. It was packaged both loose in boxes (20 rounds per box, 380 rounds per tin, 760 rounds per crate) and also on 5-round Mauser stripper clips (15 rounds per box, 340 rounds per tin, 680 rounds per crate). The ammunition is packed in wooden crates, each containing two sealed tins. The shoulder is in the proper location, and this slightly short neck does not appear to produce any abnormal effects, either positive or negative. Interestingly, the cases across the entire production run of this ammo are about 1mm shorter than standard 8mm Mauser, measuring closer to 56mm than 57mm. At the time of production, Romania had no 8mm Mauser firearms in active military service, suggesting that this ammunition was made for export (or perhaps a planned weapon which never actually saw adoption). Today we are looking at Romanian pattern 1971 8mm Mauser ammunition, made between 19 (this particular sample is form 1972). Towards the end of the Cold War, Romania was a major exporter of arms and ammunition on the world market.
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