Mauser C96

[Border Ruffian]

Both Privi Partisan abd Fiocchi manufacture good quality 7.63 Mauser ammo for the C96, as previously stated, it is very important not to use 7.62x25 Soviet Tokarev ammunition in a C96. The 7.62x25 is loaded to muchhigher pressure and is unsafe in a C96.  Some C96's have been converted to 9mm.  This is in addition to the originally manufactured 9mm C96 guns.  These conversions were popular when C96s were imported from Red China in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Some of these guns were also refurpished and refinished. Some shoot well, some don't.  A friend of mine has one that converted and refinished, and althought a beautiful gun, it is terribly inaccurate. This gun is now a useless safe queen.   

[pony express]

Apparently there's also quite a few Chinese copies of the Broomhandle, last American Rifleman had an article on the copies.

[Border Ruffian]

The Astra 900 was a Spannish copy of the C96, as a twist of irony, the German military actually bought some 900s during WWII.

[G.W. Strong]

I bought my first (perhaps not the last) c96 last week. I hope it arrives soon.

[DeaconKC]

Congrats Hopalong! We will need pics once it gets home!

[G.W. Strong]

Here are the auction pictures.

[DeaconKC]

Congrats! I hope this link will help you out, I still refer to it regularly.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100810215355/http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp

[G.W. Strong]

That is an excellent resource! Thanks for sharing it.

[DeaconKC]

Glad you liked it.

[Sean Thornton]

Has anyone tried to use the M16 5.56 stripper clips for loading? I have used those for loading the mags for my pps 43 and they work great.

[DeaconKC]

I've tried them and some will work and some won't. Good luck, that is why I ordered some original ones from Numrich.

[G.W. Strong]

Has anyone tried to use the M16 5.56 stripper clips for loading? I have used those for loading the mags for my pps 43 and they work great.

I will try that as soon as mine arrives! It was shipped yesterday and the seller is in the same state as I am.

[G.W. Strong]

Mine arrived yesterday. I stiripped, cleaned, lubed and reassembled it. I am heading to the range today.

[Pitspitr]

Hey Hoppy bring it with when you come to Sargent in July. I'm going to try to do a sort of AZSA side match Sunday afternoon after the main GAF match.

[G.W. Strong]

That sounds like fun!

[DeaconKC]

Hoppy, where you at in Illinois? I'm by Carbondale.

[G.W. Strong]

I could not be farther from you in our state. I am just 20 mikes south of the Wisconsin border. I know Carbondale well I did a masters degree there in the late 1980s. I have fond memories of being there.