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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2414648" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>There's one problem that's hard to get around. There's a very limited selection of 8mm bullets on the market because with so little demand it's prohibitively expensive to tool up for production.</p><p></p><p>Tooling up is a serious expense for any manufacturer and they tend therefore to focus on what they can sell the most of the fastest to keep the cash flowing.</p><p></p><p>There's been something of a revitalization of the .277's which were also hampered by bullet selection for many years but I doubt we'll ever see the same with the 8mm's.</p><p></p><p>That's not really a reason not to own one, but it is something one should consider before buying or building one.</p><p></p><p>The .300's and .338's have really dominated the market over the last fifty years so that's where the bullet mfg's have put their money and time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2414648, member: 30902"] There's one problem that's hard to get around. There's a very limited selection of 8mm bullets on the market because with so little demand it's prohibitively expensive to tool up for production. Tooling up is a serious expense for any manufacturer and they tend therefore to focus on what they can sell the most of the fastest to keep the cash flowing. There's been something of a revitalization of the .277's which were also hampered by bullet selection for many years but I doubt we'll ever see the same with the 8mm's. That's not really a reason not to own one, but it is something one should consider before buying or building one. The .300's and .338's have really dominated the market over the last fifty years so that's where the bullet mfg's have put their money and time. [/QUOTE]
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