I've had four 8mm Remington Magnum rifles over the years, including a thumbhole-stocked 40-XB that was capable of ragged groups with Sierra's 220-grain GameKing. 358 STA was to give its "designer" one more thing to write about. These changes also worked and, by 1904, the M/88 had evolved into the lighter, faster, longer-lasting 7.
He seems to have been anything but arrogant. Though it will continue its slide into obscurity, those fans of the 8mm Remington Magnum shall remain faithful, and for someone looking for an all-around choice which isn't mainstream, the 8mm Rem. 00 Accepted Payment Methods: Returns: No Returns Description: This is a KS Mountain Rifle from the Custom Shop at Remington. In the end, does the 8mm Mauser—and, more specifically, the 8mm caliber—do anything better than its more popular American calibers to the north and south of its size? The 8mm has a diameter of. 338-caliber bullet weighing 180-grainers falls short of the.
The 300 Wby Mag can drive a 220-grain bullet at 2900 fps, but is more comfortable and provides a greater powder selection at 2800 fps. With the 24" barrel, I found it about 50fps faster than the. Later, after finding out more about him, I mellowed a good bit, and am a genuine admirer of his accomplishments and experiences. After the Remington Main Sneezers finished telling all the guys how the world needed a gap-filling metric cartridge and all the good that it would do for Remington, they stood back proudly and asked "Any questions? I doubt if there's anything with a high enough BC for the long range boys either. Thus, when sizing the fired case, if the shoulder is set back too far, case-head separations often result after only a few loadings. From 180-grain spitzers to 220-grain bruisers, there is a perfect bullet for any game appropriate to the 8mm RM. THe sonofagun would kick you twice everytime you pulled the trigger. I sighted one in at my uncles gunshop for a client. I personally much prefer my 8mm over the. If you have aspirations to shoot further the low-BC of the bullets is a hindrance.
323" diameter alive. With just careful neck sizing you'll still be trimming material at almost every reload. 631 3, 866 NOSLER ACCUBOND 21 2. A good moderate load is the Speer 170-grain Semi-Spitzer with 55. 323" 220gr SGK ain't too shabby. 300 Magnums and the. We personally have one that has printed 3/4-inch groups at 300 yards. 375H&H was about minimum for anything larger than deer. Recoil of the larger-cased cartridges in this category can be punishing. The stock has matching end and grip caps and a rubber recoil pad along with sling studs. If not, I've been impressed with it terminally and it's fun to run things a little different than the herd.
That weight takes advantage of the large case size, and would outperform the 338 WM. Only the slowest powders, such as Reloder 25, Magnum, Retumbo, MagPro, H-1000 and similar numbers, are suitable for the 8mm RM. Country: United States. There were a bunch of 7mm advocates. 323-caliber cartridge still breathing, however faintly, in the United States. And a definite lack of good bullets that were capable of standing up to the 8's velocity did not help anything either. Add in the lack of a variety of premium bullets and the "Curse of the 8mm" that the American shooting community seems to believe in, and it's no surprise that the 8mm RM didn't take the market by storm. 8-9 pounds and the 8mm Rem Mag would be quite a cartridge if you like heavy rifles. 300 mag at 3000-3100 fps is an all purpose slayer of anything shy of griz, then how does a 200gr. It will, however, give any caliber a run for its money in another category—"most likely to succeed"—because the 8mm has been, and always will be … enough. For size, it falls right in between the 300 Weatherby Magnum and the 340 Weatherby Magnum. The 300 grain SMK doesn't either, but hold together and penetrates quite well at longer ranges. That will do just fine for anything in North America and most things everywhere else. I've always had a fascination with the 8mm mag.