8mm information

Uncle Rico....Reloading manuals are your friend.

about availability......No lack of 8x57 brass around. Still being made by several manufacturers. Lookup Higginson Powders online for one.
 
I'm not asking because I want to shoot it I'm asking because I want to make sure if I put .323 in 30-06 brass that someone won't blow themselves up if I lose a box at the range.
 
Eagleye, the 323 bullets will fit into some chambers, no problem. I have an Israeli K98 that had 8mm (.323) bullets loaded into the 7.62x51 case, because of loader inattention to detail. I took them to the range and shot them. The results were terrible, all over the paper etc. The recoil was slightly increased as well but I thought it was just me.
I only shot 5 of the rounds and put the rifle back into the case.
There was no problem in chambering at all. The rifle functioned fine. I did check the recoil faces on the action for set back as it was a 45 dated dot action. All was and is well.
If uncle Rico meant, would the 8x57 round chamber, then I agree, NO it wouldn't.

I honestly don't think the .323 bullets, loaded into 308Win cases would chamber in a commercial rifle like a Remington, Winchester or Tikka. Their chamber tolerances are a lot tighter than the Israeli conversions.
 
You'll find the loads published in manuals for 8 mm are anemic- well below what the cartridge was designed for. With a bit of digging you can find the "right stuff". I have a little pamphlet that compiles realistic loads - information is from the bullet manufacturers with strong caviats about the right bullets/guns etc.
In the end the 8 mm is pretty close to 30-06 for performance. Its up to the individual to load responsibly, especially in an older gun.
 
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