![]() ![]() Doesn't really make sense to me, and since they're shorter and lighter I think they were probably made just to have a more convenient rifle. From what I've read it was in anticipation of changing over to their CETME rifle and the FRs were for training purposes. I do know that Spain converted both '93 and '43 rifles to that rather odd pattern. One last thing that would make me edgy about using the '93 version is that the 7.62mm cartridge as originally used in Spain was a bit less powerful than the NATO version, which they later also adopted, commonly known as the CETME version, so if I had the '93 version of the FR8 I'd load them down a bit. Still, I have never heard of one failing. 308, not to mention the absence of the third safety lug found on the '98 action. 308, and have been used successfully by their owners, but in the case of the '93 version you're using older metallurgy and there's a distinct difference between the 7x57mm cartridge that they were designed for and the. Many of the FR8 pattern rifles were sold in the U.S. 308, but examine it closely to assure that it didn't really start life as a '93 Mauser, as the Spanish converted both '43s and '93s to the FR8 pattern. If your FR8 is a 43 there's no problem with it being a. built on a '43 Spanish action, and an "as-issued" '43 made at La Coruna. Yes, the Spanish '43 Mauser is a '98 Mauser and suitable for conversion to any caliber for which the German-made version is suited for. ![]()
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