Author Topic: 8mm  (Read 1499 times)

sonny

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8mm
« on: March 29, 2016, 11:18:56 AM »
I tell ya every time the courier drops off a package for me I feel like a kid at Christmas time.  :)

This time it was 5 boxes of Hornady Custom ammo in 8mm 195gr interlock sp..

So now I'm thinking dang this would make an excellent hunting round.So why isn't this chambered in modern rifles?

Anyway for comparison... .30-06  8mm  .303 british

Now then,back to your regular scheduled program.. ;D

BruceW

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Re: 8mm
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2016, 06:34:15 PM »
That's one of those vastly under-rated cartridges here in N. America.  Know of a local bring back K98 that killed a lot of elk for the guy who brought it back. 

LeverAction

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Re: 8mm
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2016, 07:20:43 PM »
Right on, the only ammo I can get for my 405 Winchester is Hornady. So I started playing with it in other rifles and love the stuff for most of my leavers. My dad had a K98 in that round, if I remember correctly. It has all the ballistics to make it  a good hunting round,and I thought it was such a cool gun when I was a kid. Don't know what become of it?  And nice to see you back, take care of yourself! nurses might be pretty, but not enough to spend that much time in the the white house.

sonny

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Re: 8mm
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2016, 07:58:26 PM »
My 1895 .45-70 loves that Hornady LeveRevolution 325gr ammo..

The guy from Home Hardware is my witness and I kid you not! I had three shots touching each other at 100 yards.

As for the 8mm Tradex had some Prvi Partizan for $29.95 and this Hornady was only $34.50 so for a few bucks more I went for the good stuff. ;)

You know I just might try this ammo in my other rifles just because shooting rifles is fun.. ;)

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Re: 8mm
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2016, 08:07:27 PM »
Not just fun, necessary for a person's soul.