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<blockquote data-quote="Varberger757" data-source="post: 856117" data-attributes="member: 66992"><p>No problem, you're welcome.</p><p> You're right, there aren't that many 8mm chamberings to find currently. In Europe the 8 mm S ('323) has taken over completely and cleared the market from the unnecessary '318. All the 8mm are very popular and their market is still growing. The 8 x 57IS I(R)S in direct concurrence to the 30 06 by now in numbers of sale. The big advantage with the 8 x 57I(R)S is that you can use it in very short barrels without significant loss of performance. Don't get confused by (R), that means a rimmed/flanged case for rifles like drillings, single shot rifles, double rifle s/s and o/u. Brass you should find without any problem both for the 8 x57IS and the fantastic beltless 8 x 68 S magnum, <strong>Norma – USA, </strong>tip from Montana rifleman . May be you also can purchase it from RWS. All US producers make bullets, fab – ammo and brass for the 8 x57IS. IMO the best US fab – ammo is coming from Win and Hornady. Rem and Federal haven't got any velocity or other useful performance. Standard European velocities for the 8 x57IS with the most widely used bullet type 175 – (198)200gr are between 2400 – 2700 fps. No issue there using cup and core bullets! You can get bullets from 130 to 225gr. Take bonded bullets 180 – 224gr. or lead-free (Barnes 160 – 200gr, GMX 180gr. or Lutz Moeller 130gr MJG) for the 8 x 68 S because of its superb velocities > 3000 fps like f. ex. 300WM. The 8 x56 R you have written about in your last sentence is an old Mannlicher round from the WW1 and not longer produced. No loss if you ask me. I hope I could help you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varberger757, post: 856117, member: 66992"] No problem, you’re welcome. You're right, there aren't that many 8mm chamberings to find currently. In Europe the 8 mm S ('323) has taken over completely and cleared the market from the unnecessary '318. All the 8mm are very popular and their market is still growing. The 8 x 57IS I(R)S in direct concurrence to the 30 06 by now in numbers of sale. The big advantage with the 8 x 57I(R)S is that you can use it in very short barrels without significant loss of performance. Don’t get confused by (R), that means a rimmed/flanged case for rifles like drillings, single shot rifles, double rifle s/s and o/u. Brass you should find without any problem both for the 8 x57IS and the fantastic beltless 8 x 68 S magnum, [B]Norma – USA, [/B]tip from Montana rifleman . May be you also can purchase it from RWS. All US producers make bullets, fab – ammo and brass for the 8 x57IS. IMO the best US fab – ammo is coming from Win and Hornady. Rem and Federal haven’t got any velocity or other useful performance. Standard European velocities for the 8 x57IS with the most widely used bullet type 175 – (198)200gr are between 2400 – 2700 fps. No issue there using cup and core bullets! You can get bullets from 130 to 225gr. Take bonded bullets 180 – 224gr. or lead-free (Barnes 160 – 200gr, GMX 180gr. or Lutz Moeller 130gr MJG) for the 8 x 68 S because of its superb velocities > 3000 fps like f. ex. 300WM. The 8 x56 R you have written about in your last sentence is an old Mannlicher round from the WW1 and not longer produced. No loss if you ask me. I hope I could help you. [/QUOTE]
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