Why? Because it’s overpressure and has bad primers (lots of hangfires), thanks to poor storage over the decades. One would be better advised to buy it only for the projectiles (or really, just don’t buy it at all). It is safe enough in bolt actions, but that’s IT. Whenever I am asked, I always urge people to not use it in self-loading rifles. It’s usually the least expensive option for 8mm ammo, and it can be identified by its Turkish crescent in the headstamps, one-piece brass clips, and crude bandoliers (7 pockets with 2 clips in each). It used to be super cheap (under 5c/round), but in the last few years I have seen it selling for more like 30c/round. There is a lot of Turkish surplus 8mm Mauser ammunition on the market here in the US.
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