8x57 stories

[Jeff/1911]

Great story, Noel.

 

[Noel]

Hey thats the Gold...
I was never back in "those days", hell i was never even thought of in those days but... Id have loved to be around then..
anyway, sorry for the off topic remark.

WL

That was only twenty years ago Chappy. Stop making me feel so old.

 

[MiG25]

Yes...I know that Brno.

for sure. i can't imagine selling it. beautiful rifle.

 

[1899]

for sure. i can't imagine selling it. beautiful rifle.

That's because you are smarter than I am!

 

[camster]

The Mauser at the bottom is mine now...got it from my father. Few deer taken by it...

Works fine with "watered down" NA loads but, the last few times I've used the S&B and, it's a bit zippier.

 

[rem338win]

My complaint for the 8x57 is that not enough choice of commercial loads on the local market, and that North American reloading charts are faulted on the mild side to favor North American calibers. .

This isnt correct. There are two different bore sizes in the 8x57 one .318 and one .323, and given that modern 8mm bullets are .323 they load the round down in case it happens to be fired in a .318 bore.

 

[Pathfinder]

This isnt correct. There are two different bore sizes in the 8x57 one .318 and one .323, and given that modern 8mm bullets are .323 they load the round down in case it happens to be fired in a .318 bore.

Both correct but Im sure you can get properly loaded ammunition in Europe, I guess they are trusted to use the proper ammuniton in the right gun

The Remington 170gr. ammo is loaded to the equivalent of a starting load (from my comparison when working up a load with 175gr. sierras) that being said my Father used those 20 years ago to shoot a 50" Bull Moose .

 

[fiddler]

This isnt correct. There are two different bore sizes in the 8x57 one .318 and one .323, and given that modern 8mm bullets are .323 they load the round down in case it happens to be fired in a .318 bore.

Thats not remotely what I was saying.


for 8mm mauser in .323, the North American Bullets and loading data is very watered down, and no where near its maximum pressures or speeds listed. Both European manufactured bullets and loading Data ( in .323) are superior in bullet energy, speed, performance, and have accurate maximum pressures listed.

 

[Ganderite]

I have several 8x57's. One is a hunting rifle that I lent to a fellow on a hunt and he bagged a nice deer with it. It has iron sights and I took it as a spare rifle. I like to have a iron sighted rifle as a spare because sometimes it rains or snows so much a scope is a pain.

I recently purchased a 8mm scoped rifle I will use in military sniper shoots. Any one care to opine on 150 gr vs 196 gr bullets as the place to start developing accuracy loads?

I also have a 8x60R. It is a .318 type 8mm:

 

[Noel]

Oh boy.........claw mounts................

 

[camster]

optimist:

Is that one a "loaner" too?

 

[Pathfinder]

I recently purchased a 8mm scoped rifle I will use in military sniper shoots. Any one care to opine on 150 gr vs 196 gr bullets as the place to start developing accuracy loads?

I would lean towards the heavier end. My father's gun is a sporterized M-98, Im pretty sure its ex-military and I can tell you they are throated pretty deep. It shoots the 175gr. Sierra very well. I would not go any lighter.

 

[lickilovac]

i have for sale 8x57js ammo,all from rws germany hight quallity,around 250 rounds,pm me if u are interested

 

[Bassmaster]

Ammo

i have for sale 8x57js ammo,all from rws germany hight quallity,around 250 rounds,pm me if u are interested

with a -1 rating for that very item.......hmmmm

 

[fiddler]

My honey load for my M48 is 170gr Hornady round nose with 50.5grains of 4350.