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8x57mm Mauser

From the standpoint of the bolt action rifle user, the 8x57mm Mauser is the cartridge that, more than any other, is responsible for the success of the type. Designed in 1888 for the Mauser military rifle, the 8x57 quickly became the standard upon which later rimless cartridges were based, including the famous 7x57 in 1892.

The U.S. Army's .30-06 cartridge, covered elsewhere in this article, is actually an enlarged 7x57 and shares the 7x57's .473" rim diameter and basic design. Actually, the 7x57 appears to be the more modern cartridge due its sharper 20 degree 45 minute shoulder angle. (The .30-06 uses a 17 degree 30 minute shoulder.)

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