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The 30-06 and the 8mm Mauser are just about ballistic twins. The 8mm (that is the everyday name for the 7.92x57) is loaded slightly lighter, since there were TWO 8mm Mausers- the I and the IS- and the older I has a slightly tighter bore. When shooting similar bullets, the 30-06 may have an advantage of 100-200 ft lbs energy more, but that is pretty trivial. Both are excellent long range cartridges, and capable of taking any game animal found in the Americas.

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