8mm remington magnum

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hey
has anyone had any experience with this cartridge what are the pro's and con's of this round,i was thinking about building my own rifle and i like the 8mm so i would like any info on this round??? thank you for your comments and time.
 
I owned one for a few years but rebarreled it due to a limited selection of good bullets at the time.Ballistics wise it fits between the 300wby and 340wby.The 8mmremmag was a failure as a commercial round because it was loaded very mild with poor bullets from the factory,and the selection of 8mm bullets for reloaders was very limited.
 
dead eye said:
hey
has anyone had any experience with this cartridge what are the pro's and con's of this round,i was thinking about building my own rifle and i like the 8mm so i would like any info on this round??? thank you for your comments and time.
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It falls exactly between the 300 and 340 Wby. Essentially the same case capacity, with a bullet that is fifteen thousandths larger than the 300, fifteen thousandths smaller than the 340. 8)

The few guys I know who have one, figure it is the best of both. I think I would agree, but expect that the heavier bullets, around 220 gr or thereabouts, would be the way to go.

Ted
 
Gatehouse said:
Craig Boddington has one and he loves it so it must be the best cartridge in the world. :D
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to be a bigtime gun writer, don't you need a cartridge to hang your hat on?
 
I'm on my second rifle in this chambering and I find it very versatile, shoots as flat as most 30 cals. but has the punch of most 338's, I won't use a brake on a hunting rifle and I don't find the recoil bad but the stock needs to fit, bullets are getting more common now that the 325WSM has been introduced, a well built 200 gr bullet will do the job on pretty well anything and there's always the 220gr bullets and I have 250gr Hawks but i haven't tried them yet so I won't comment on them.

All in all very nice ballance of speed and power with more common brass that the Weatherby's and A decent selection of bullets and loading data.
 
I had a custom sako in the 8mag a few years back along with the 8x68S.I like the 8 mag alot,seems to be a great all around cartridge-very accurate.
I was getting around 3000-3100 with the 220gr hornady.This round really needs a
250gr nosler and it would be unstoppable.
I have played with the 250gr hawk with the heavey jacket and they performed well.
 
Yes it did have a green Mcmillan stock.
If that is the rifle it was made by the late Ron Propp and it was a shooter.As all of the rifles he made for me were.Does your rifle have a stainless or blued barrel?


thanks
 
8mm mag

I have one in Remington Classic. I haven't got a chance to play with it much. Just got my scope today for it, I'll be shooting lots very soon.
The little I have shot it, I was very impressed. Kick is easily managed, no worse than a 12 gauge 3".

Arch :D
 
dead eye said:
hey
has anyone had any experience with this cartridge what are the pro's and con's of this round,i was thinking about building my own rifle and i like the 8mm so i would like any info on this round??? thank you for your comments and time.
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Do you already have a platform to build on? What make?
 
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