8x57 build

[rdog]

Thank you for that info unfortunately in Australia at the moment the only propellants available are from Australian Defense Industries who make most of Hodgdon powders but are called different names, but there are cross reference charts , some Alliant reloder
series are imported but are in short supply, Winchester has stopped importing powder. no IMR or Norma is imported any more. the good news is that ADI powders are Made here & are excellent products.

 

[John Wasmuth]

I’ve never had to shoot anything more than once up to a thousand pound wild beef with a properly loaded 8mm Mauser

 

[hawkeyesatx]

I can definitely say that the 8mm Mauser is every bit the equal of the .30-06, if not a little more.

I can see it being better on heavier, thin skin, non-dangerous game.

Getting a 200 gr bullet up to 2750 fps is awesome!

Hawk

 

[John Wasmuth]

These are some really old Norma 196 gr round nose 8mm bullets. Thin skinned, thick skinned, never had one fail to kill anything. They work great in the 8mm 06 also. Wish they still made them.

 

[dchamp]

@rdog H4895 and IMR3031 work very well with 160gn TTSX bullets. ADI 2208/ Varget is good so is Alliant's RL-15, but if available try some CFE223, I think you will be happy with it. That's what I use for bullets heavier than the 160's.

 

[rdog]

I do have some CFE 223 I will give it a try thank you.

 

[hawkeyesatx]

Here is a pic of my rifle.
Not as beautiful as yours.


Hawk

 

[Forrest Halley]

@hawkeyesatx , Thank you for the Quick load data in the 8x57! That is a gold mine right there. I definitely agree with you that it is an equal to the .30-06 in many ways. I'd definitely take the 200 grain bullet every time in the 8x57. It's a sledgehammer for sure.

 

[hawkeyesatx]

@hawkeyesatx , Thank you for the Quick load data in the 8x57! That is a gold mine right there. I definitely agree with you that it is an equal to the .30-06 in many ways. I'd definitely take the 200 grain bullet every time in the 8x57. It's a sledgehammer for sure.

@Forrest Halley

You're very welcome! I wanted to pass along a good thing.

If the 200gr Nosler AB can't get it done, at 2740fps, nothing else will either.


Hawk

 

[Forrest Halley]

@Forrest Halley

You're very welcome! I wanted to pass along a good thing.

If the 200gr Nosler AB can't get it done, at 2740fps, nothing else will either.


Hawk

Out of respect for the folks that made it, the man that carried it, and the man that brought it home, I'll be gentle with mine as it's an old girl. I just enjoy the 200 grain bullet as it seems to regulate to the sights a tad better. It's still a good shooting rifle after 77 years. It isn't easy being a '44 with matching numbers.

 

[hawkeyesatx]

Out of respect for the folks that made it, the man that carried it, and the man that brought it home, I'll be gentle with mine as it's an old girl. I just enjoy the 200 grain bullet as it seems to regulate to the sights a tad better. It's still a good shooting rifle after 77 years. It isn't easy being a '44 with matching numbers.

You are quite right, in that the sights are regulated to the 196 Spitzer Boat-tail ball round that the Germans used.

The 200 gr Nosler AB is one heck of a whopper! I don’t think anything this short of moose will be able to withstand the prowess of the 8x57.
It’s a classic round, and should be used a lot more I think.


Hawk

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

These are some really old Norma 196 gr round nose 8mm bullets. Thin skinned, thick skinned, never had one fail to kill anything. They work great in the 8mm 06 also. Wish they still made them.

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@John Wasmuth
Try some Woodleigh they work well.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

@Forrest Halley

You're very welcome! I wanted to pass along a good thing.

If the 200gr Nosler AB can't get it done, at 2740fps, nothing else will either.


Hawk

@hawkeyesatx
Just goes to show AGAIN how good the old cartridges can be when loaded PROPERLY to reach their potential SAFELY
Bob

 

[John Wasmuth]

@John Wasmuth
Try some Woodleigh they work well.
Bob

These can be picked up with a magnet. Really well constructed I still have about 30 of them. It was always my go to bullet for pigs. I’ll have to find some wood Leigh’s for sure.

 

[ZG47]

I have some Speer 225 grain round nose that I will have to try out on game some time, probably with some AR2209 (H4350). The old story, always keep your eyes open.

 

[M98Man]

Here is a pic of my rifle.
Not as beautiful as yours.


Hawk


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that's the old Finish trigger guard right?

 

[hawkeyesatx]

that's the old Finish trigger guard right?

Yes, it could very well be.
I know the later Kar 98’s had the same trigger guard.
Supposed to help when you have a glove on your hand to help clear the guard and still pull the trigger.


Hawk

 

[Forrest Halley]

The stamped trigger guards featured a winter trigger guard. You could actually buy them out of shotgun news for a while.

 

[sestoppelman]

Whatever the 8x57 can do, so can the .30-06. Smaller diameter but larger case, more powder. Same old story.

 

[Strausser]

Can it shoot 8mm bullets safely?

Whatever the 8x57 can do, so can the .30-06. Smaller diameter but larger case, more powder. Same old story.

Sorry,just had to.