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miner · 08-19-2001, 08:17 PM

.30 Luger and .30 Mauser (aka 7.63 Mauser) are NOT interchangeable cartridges. The only commercial manufacture that I know of who currently produces .30 Mauser ammo is Fiocchi (and it can be difficult to find). The Old Western Scrounger sells Milsurp .30 Mauser (berdan & corrosive) and sometimes has the Fiocchi (boxer & non-corrosive). Now to make things more confusing for you...the 7.62x25 Tokerav cartridges are nearly identical dimensionly as .30 Mauser, BUT they are generally considered TOO HOT for the old C96 Broomhandles (DANGEROUS). Ammoman.com also has Fiocchi .30 Mauser at times. If you plan to do a lot of C96 shooting, I'd advise getting setup to reload, as components are readily available.

08-19-2001, 08:17 PM	#4
miner User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: .30 Luger vs. .30 Mauser .30 Luger and .30 Mauser (aka 7.63 Mauser) are NOT interchangeable cartridges. The only commercial manufacture that I know of who currently produces .30 Mauser ammo is Fiocchi (and it can be difficult to find). The Old Western Scrounger sells Milsurp .30 Mauser (berdan & corrosive) and sometimes has the Fiocchi (boxer & non-corrosive). Now to make things more confusing for you...the 7.62x25 Tokerav cartridges are nearly identical dimensionly as .30 Mauser, BUT they are generally considered TOO HOT for the old C96 Broomhandles (DANGEROUS). Ammoman.com also has Fiocchi .30 Mauser at times. If you plan to do a lot of C96 shooting, I'd advise getting setup to reload, as components are readily available.