Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
8MM Remington Mag Questions
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="etisll40" data-source="post: 654837" data-attributes="member: 15229"><p>Thanks for chiming in. This caliber probably is a caliber that should have been big but came at a time where people just hunted and long distance wasn't nearly as important to them. Yet it seems capable of both accuracy and power at many distances and has exceptional terminal performance. Anotherwords, the H&H case design is a good one, but manufacturers for a variety of reasons didn't see a big market after it's introduction and thus very few bullet manufacturers developed projectiles. It seems that when Layne Simpson necked it down and the 7 stw was born, it became the craze and the case stayed alive but the bullet manufacturers jumped on the 7mm projectiles. Look at the selection of 7mm projectiles today. I think this might explain why the 7mm in various forms is so popular. 280,284,mag,stw,rum,wsm. They are all together a pretty good bunch.</p><p> </p><p>That being said the H&H case design of the 8mm rem mag was a winner. Just enough powder to launch heavy projectiles or light with velocity.</p><p> </p><p>I was thinking about why the 7mm bullet is so developed today, much of it's accuracy and weight is maximized by it's sectional density. In fact, if it weren't for the higher weight of a 300 grain 338 bullet helping to raise the bc, it wouldn't be so popular in accuracy and terminal performance, whereas the 7mm gets it bc and terminal performance more from sectional density.</p><p> </p><p>Am I all wet here?</p><p> </p><p>Maybe the 8mm projectiles fall in between the 7 and 338 category? What is the sectional density and bullet caliber of the 8mm, .32? Thus that sectional density range may be awesome as a hunting and long range round. Put long range aside as attested here in surveys and 96% of all hunters shoot at 1000 or less. Most never exceed 800 yards in reality.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe the 8mm rem mag with a muzzle break today is good thing.</p><p> </p><p>It reminds me of how good a necked up 30-06 to 35 caliber is at 150 yards or less. The 35 Whelen...</p><p> </p><p>I like the odd balls I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="etisll40, post: 654837, member: 15229"] Thanks for chiming in. This caliber probably is a caliber that should have been big but came at a time where people just hunted and long distance wasn't nearly as important to them. Yet it seems capable of both accuracy and power at many distances and has exceptional terminal performance. Anotherwords, the H&H case design is a good one, but manufacturers for a variety of reasons didn't see a big market after it's introduction and thus very few bullet manufacturers developed projectiles. It seems that when Layne Simpson necked it down and the 7 stw was born, it became the craze and the case stayed alive but the bullet manufacturers jumped on the 7mm projectiles. Look at the selection of 7mm projectiles today. I think this might explain why the 7mm in various forms is so popular. 280,284,mag,stw,rum,wsm. They are all together a pretty good bunch. That being said the H&H case design of the 8mm rem mag was a winner. Just enough powder to launch heavy projectiles or light with velocity. I was thinking about why the 7mm bullet is so developed today, much of it's accuracy and weight is maximized by it's sectional density. In fact, if it weren't for the higher weight of a 300 grain 338 bullet helping to raise the bc, it wouldn't be so popular in accuracy and terminal performance, whereas the 7mm gets it bc and terminal performance more from sectional density. Am I all wet here? Maybe the 8mm projectiles fall in between the 7 and 338 category? What is the sectional density and bullet caliber of the 8mm, .32? Thus that sectional density range may be awesome as a hunting and long range round. Put long range aside as attested here in surveys and 96% of all hunters shoot at 1000 or less. Most never exceed 800 yards in reality. Maybe the 8mm rem mag with a muzzle break today is good thing. It reminds me of how good a necked up 30-06 to 35 caliber is at 150 yards or less. The 35 Whelen... I like the odd balls I guess. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
8MM Remington Mag Questions
Top