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To: BCR #226

Weren’t the Israeli rigs 8mm mauser?


37 posted on 04/14/2009 8:30:49 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Some were until the surplus stock of 8mm ammo was used up from WW2. The Isrealis then converted all of them to .308... except some that they sold. Given that the belt in the gun in that pic shows .30-06 ammo, it’s definitely a gun that came in from over seas... to bad too. 1919’s are fine weapons.

Mike


38 posted on 04/14/2009 8:38:22 PM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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