In 2020 during Lock downs I got around to rebuilding a Russian M44 by taking parts from a second one I had.
Repaired and got into excellent working mode my Mauser K88.
So now I got 2 excellent functioning rifles.
Thanks for the info. Of all the ammo I use , I’m only short on 8MM Mauser.
Got 10s of thousands of rounds of damn near everything else.
Do you have a K88, or a K98? They’re not the same thing, and the ammo is not interchangeable.