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8x57 yugo mauser
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 532032" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>I have fooled with many 8X57JS (8mm) Mausers for a long time. They all have shot best with 180 to 220 gr bullets for me. I have found acceptable hunting accuracy for woods hunting with 150 gr Sierra's around 2800 fps with IMR 4064 and they hammer deer. Your Yugo 48 should shoot very well with your 200 gr bullets pushed between 2200 and 2400 fps with IMR 4064 or Varget at least the ones I have do. One thing I have noticed with the military stocks is in recoil the way the wrist of the stock it shaped it allows the trigger guard to come back and smack your knuckles on your shooting hand. I started wearing a weight lifting glove that is finger tip open but the knuckle area is padded. A past recoil shield does wonders for the recoil. Another tip I have found with generous chambers and long throats of these military rifles is to use a Lee Factory Crimp Die on your loads. You do not need a crimping groove on the bullet to use this die. It's use will hold the bullet for that moment it takes to get a good burn on the powder going to get proper pressure up and has made for better accuracy for me in the old war horses. You can make cases out of 30-06 cases by running them into your 8mm size die and trimming them to length. Winchester cases work really well for me because they are thinner and you don't have to turn the necks because of thickness. Good luck and good shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 532032, member: 10178"] I have fooled with many 8X57JS (8mm) Mausers for a long time. They all have shot best with 180 to 220 gr bullets for me. I have found acceptable hunting accuracy for woods hunting with 150 gr Sierra's around 2800 fps with IMR 4064 and they hammer deer. Your Yugo 48 should shoot very well with your 200 gr bullets pushed between 2200 and 2400 fps with IMR 4064 or Varget at least the ones I have do. One thing I have noticed with the military stocks is in recoil the way the wrist of the stock it shaped it allows the trigger guard to come back and smack your knuckles on your shooting hand. I started wearing a weight lifting glove that is finger tip open but the knuckle area is padded. A past recoil shield does wonders for the recoil. Another tip I have found with generous chambers and long throats of these military rifles is to use a Lee Factory Crimp Die on your loads. You do not need a crimping groove on the bullet to use this die. It's use will hold the bullet for that moment it takes to get a good burn on the powder going to get proper pressure up and has made for better accuracy for me in the old war horses. You can make cases out of 30-06 cases by running them into your 8mm size die and trimming them to length. Winchester cases work really well for me because they are thinner and you don't have to turn the necks because of thickness. Good luck and good shooting. [/QUOTE]
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