.22 Cal Mauser "standard issue" German WWII Rifle???

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DougB

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I was sitting here surfing the net and listening to a TV show with my wife (Crossing Jordan) when some guy in a lab coat said he'd recovered a ".22 caliber Mauser Werke bullet - the standard issue German rifle during WWII. The interesting thing is that this particular type of bullet was only used in one battle because it wasn't lethal." Ok, I admit, this probably isn't an exact quote (I wasn't paying that much attention at first), but it still struck me as ridiculous statement. Did the Germans (or anyone else, for that matter) ever use .22 caliber Mausers in WWII?. The statement seemed so unlikely that it got me wondering if maybe there is some grain of truth to it. Maybe it was an experimental cartridge or something. Anyway, anyone heard of this, or can we just write it off as another totally incorrect bit of info from TV.

Doug
 
I wouldn't doubt if they tried some experimenting at a quiet sniper rifle.
 
Writers mumbo jumbo.. funny thing was at the end of all that when asks how he knows all this stuff he says 'insomnia and the history channel" lol

I thought it was sort of a funny joke, albeit wrong.
 
there are .22 Mauser-type rifles out there - they were made as military trainers and aped the service rifle configuration fairly well. Most, if not all, were single-shot actions. I doubt if they were ever used in battle.
 
There are no "Mauser Werke" bullets, only rifles...but we know how spot-on the Teevee folks usually are when it comes to guns.

I just saw a .22 Mauser last week at the shop...a guy brought it in for inspection,a nd the shop owner (who has a thing for German .22 rifles) wanted to talk him out of it badly. The rifle belonged to the customer's grandfather, so he wasn't willing to sell it.

.22 Mausers were used by the Hitler Youth for rifle training, and in Wehrmacht basic training for practice to save ammo costs. The rifle was intentionally configured like the 98k service rifle so the new shooter would have an easy time operating the real thing when he entered the service for real. I doubt they were ever used in battle, although it's not difficult to picture a misguided Hitler Youth grabbing a trainer rifle to do battle with the advancing Americans if nothing else was available.
 
The ".22 Mauser Werke" bullet from TV bear any relation to the "Ich Loo" bullets from "Heathers"?

"My grandfather picked them up in the war, they're Ich Loo bullets, they'll only break the skin."

Just curious.:)

Andrew
 
Lendsringer is right on the money.

My father brought one back as a souvenir. It is extremely accurate. The weight and balance are just right for target shooting.

I have a hanging steel plate out at 185 yards. Setting the sight to 200 meters, and using standard velocity ammo, you can go "Clang!" for shot after shot until you're plumb bored.

Even with the coarse sights, it's easy to make one ragged hole at 25 yards.

Art
 
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