Thread: Mauser M18

Fuk yeah mate , ye 308 is a great performer

That length barrel & good accurate factory ammo like the Sako stuff, you'll be humming out to 300 yards

Before i cut mine down, i weighed up these 2 podcasts and the wisdom of the forum. I haven't shot this out past 100 yet, but everything I've heard says its good out past 300m. The 2 episodes go over the data of a 16" tikka 308 but the maths still stacks up on a longer 308 of a different brand. The 2nd one shows the same rifle shooting out to 1000m so thats a capable bush pig. I heard that going too short comprimises the benifits of the supressor so i kept it at 18". I might go shorter in future.

https://youtu.be/Kaad6plsZfw?si=6XyWe-iNbVvW-o6t

https://youtu.be/syZF8Xiw0CQ?si=HtbeQxqxHLSJQxF-

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Originally Posted by Twodiffs

For those who have barrels cut down to 17 or 18"....what distance are you shooting to accurately?. i.e. easy out to 200m?.

If you have access to a 200m range, I'll let you run a few rounds through mine.

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My recent 308 came as 17" and is bloody usefull at that. Factory 168s at 2500 fps, normal 155 reloads ( that give 2920 fps in a 26" barrel) 2600 fps and tailored "short barrel" 155 reloads are doing 2730 fps. That makes it easy a 600M deal on game, although I've never taken a shot past 350M . . . It's always easier to stalk a bit closer than justify a wounded or lost animal.

Thanks for all the reassuring pointers, deal is done and I've bought it. A big thumbs up to Gunworks for being 150% helpful & obliging!.

I've got plenty of time and am in no hurry to put it to use, next step is find a scope OR wait for the right scope to come up for it.

Now I need to put a scope on it, I don't see the sense in putting a 2 and a half grand or 3k scope on a short barrel for bush or close open clearings, otherwise I'd happily chuck a vx 5 or 6 or a Burris on it.

Thoughts on these please?.

Nothing wrong with secondhand leupold or burris scope.

save 100 (at least) buy buying second hand from here (or turdme) instead of Gun$hitty...