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SDH
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8,8x72?
#78906 - 19/05/07 04:36 AM

Had a fellow in the shop the other day with a drilling (no maker's name) with the rifle barrel marked 8,8 x 72. Is anyone familliar with this cartridge? From the less than great chamber cast he had, I measure it at .355 bore, and approx. 72mm long, straight taper. The only similar cartridge listed in Cartridges of the World has a bottleneck, this one clearly didn't?!?!
Any ideas?

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peter
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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: SDH]
#78907 - 19/05/07 04:49 AM

IMO sounds like the good old 9,3x72 to me. sometimes the german makers did it by the bore size not the bullet size.

peter

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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: peter]
#78912 - 19/05/07 05:25 AM

I also vote for 9,3x72

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SDH
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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: Paatti]
#78920 - 19/05/07 06:40 AM

thanks for our replies, I was hoping to get some European input.
I'm not sure I understand? A 9.3 with a .355 bore? My books list the 9.3 with a 376" bore.

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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: SDH]
#78922 - 19/05/07 07:16 AM

CIP barrel minim for 9,3x72R is 8,75mm thats something about .35" .

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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: Paatti]
#78930 - 19/05/07 07:48 AM

8.75mm (.344") for the 9.3X72R is bore diameter. Groove diameter is 9.25mm (.364"). What is the diameter of the case at the base?

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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: SDH]
#79115 - 21/05/07 10:15 PM

Hello SDH,
its the old European 8x72R cartridge.It´s a .318 bullet
( 7,80-8,07mm )and shoots very well.I will take some picture and send you them.
kind regards
Johann from Austria

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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: SDH]
#79117 - 21/05/07 10:24 PM

Hello SDH,
I didn´t read exactly your question,so please excuse my answer.
It´s a 9,3x72R (8,75-9,25mm)= .360"
regards Johann from Austria

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SDH
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Re: 8,8x72? [Re: Collath_500BPE]
#79291 - 24/05/07 06:36 AM

Apparently it is a 9.3x72. I've heard from another source that these sometimes have a smaller bore.
Thanks to all.

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