8mm / 06
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Definitely no good reason other than I want one. Having said that the Mauser I have shoots 200 gr very well, double set triggers seem to help that. Trajectory of 200 gr from the shorter case is a bit of a rainbow . 10 gr. extra will flatten it out a bit. what I'm looking for is a lower mainland guy with the reamers and exp. to do the job.
I have a Mauser 98 milsurp "sporter" that was reamed to 8mm-06. Because I also have umpteen 8x57 and 30-06 milsurps, I use nickel plated 30-06 brass and mostly 8mm nickel jacket (or whatever it is) surplus bullets for practice rounds. The nickel plated brass is strictly for 8mm-06, so I don't have trouble recognizing the right, or wrong, ammo for the rifle. Whitetail deer didn't know what hit them. Nothing magic about the cartridge, just a bit different, that's all it is to me anyway. For hunting rounds, I use Sierra 150 gr. Not sure what the actual name is, but it is an ordinary spire point, flat base. Loaded to near full house, the round sure packs a wallop at the other end! Boiler room is just soup with minimal meat damage.
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you more than likely will have to extend the magasine box , more so if you intend to used heavy bullets
you more than likely will have to extend the magasine box , more so if you intend to used heavy bullets
If you can get a commercial mag box, they are already longer (3.5") then a military one and won't need to be extended. Receiver feed ramp and surrounding area would need to be blended to the mag box if using a military receiver.
That depends on the rifle. A lot of K98 type rifles were built or modified by different nations to take the standard 30-06 length cartridge. Belgium for one and several others.
A take off 8mm barrel spins right onto them and even indexes very close to TDC when snugged down.
I've had 3 8mm-06 rifles and all three of them were not only powerful but accurate. My biggest problem was finding commercial 8mm barrels. They just aren't that popular in North America. My first rifle was put together on a Belgian mid fifties built surplus 98 that had been purpose made as a 30-06. It easily accepted a take off surplus barrel out of a bin. All I had to do was ream the chamber to the 8mm-06 conformation and be darn careful not to get excessive head space. My reamer was as simple as it gets just a regular 30-06 with an 8mm neck and throat long enough to take 200 grain bullets. The only other thing done to the barrel was removing the rear/front sight, clean it all up and blue. The rifle was more accurate than I could hold. It is still working well somewhere in Alaska.
The second rifle was built on a Model 70 Winchester post 64 action/stock. The only barrel I could get in a timely manner was a Lilja and it was darned pricey. It to shot extremely well and to be honest I couldn't see any difference between the 8mm-06/338-06/35 Whelan on game animals. I also didn't notice and realistic difference in accuracy. The only difference between them was that good bullets in a wide range were readily available for the 338 diameter but were very limited for the 8mm and 35 calibers. The second rifle as well as the third which was built on a Remington 700 all have new owners. They do well.
Now, it's really to bad that 200 and 220 grain 30 caliber bullets are so difficult to come by. The venerable 30-06 with a 24 in bbl/200grn bullet/appropriate powder will do the same as all three cartridges mentioned above. Especially with some of the modern powders available. Those bullets even have better SD and with a 1-10 twist rate are extremely stable. I sometimes think the old 30-06 gets looked over to often. It is more capable now, with proper components than it has ever been.
The second rifle was built on a Model 70 Winchester post 64 action/stock. The only barrel I could get in a timely manner was a Lilja and it was darned pricey. It to shot extremely well and to be honest I couldn't see any difference between the 8mm-06/338-06/35 Whelan on game animals. I also didn't notice and realistic difference in accuracy. The only difference between them was that good bullets in a wide range were readily available for the 338 diameter but were very limited for the 8mm and 35 calibers. The second rifle as well as the third which was built on a Remington 700 all have new owners. They do well.
Now, it's really to bad that 200 and 220 grain 30 caliber bullets are so difficult to come by. The venerable 30-06 with a 24 in bbl/200grn bullet/appropriate powder will do the same as all three cartridges mentioned above. Especially with some of the modern powders available. Those bullets even have better SD and with a 1-10 twist rate are extremely stable. I sometimes think the old 30-06 gets looked over to often. It is more capable now, with proper components than it has ever been.
