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07-26-2021, 08:41 AM | #1 |
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Who reloads 8mm Mauser?
Got the brass tumbling right now. I load to the correct European specs not the downloaded U.S. specs which gives it the power of a 30-30 round.
8mm Mauser is 97% of a 30.06 round so I picked up some 139 grain soft point bullets made by Prvi Partisan. I'm gonna use Hodgdons BL-C2 powder and Remington 9 and 1/2 primers. cases are a mixed batch of 5 different makers. Should be running around 3000 feet per second. It's fun to play with the old school toys on occasion. |
07-26-2021, 08:47 AM | #2 |
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I reload 9.3x57 with 285gr bullets and 4895
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07-26-2021, 11:21 AM | #3 |
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07-26-2021, 02:10 PM | #4 |
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07-26-2021, 03:38 PM | #5 |
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I had set myself up to reload the caliber, but then a big batch of ammo came in from overseas and sold stupid cheap, so I bought stupid quantities and never did start reloading it.
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07-26-2021, 10:40 PM | #6 |
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I wanted some soft point non-corrosive ammo for groundhogs or deer, most of my loads are Hornaday 150 grain Interlock bullets but wanted to give these Prvi Partisan 139 grain soft points a try.
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07-27-2021, 05:16 PM | #7 | |
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I got gypped on that one, and my brother-in-law got gypped on the pistol range. He used a Ruger Single Six in .22. The target was at 15 yards and was scored on an NRA bullseye type centerfire target. A turkey was awarded to the best score for a 3 shot string in a group of 5 shooters. Everyone else was shooting centerfire pistols and were all over their targets. My BIL put two shots touching in the bullseye, but the scorers couldn't find the third hole. Well, when shooting a group that tight on that big of a target, you know that third shot went through the same hole. They DQ'd him, saying he missed the target. You could see where one of the holes had two shots through it, as it was slightly oblonged. Yeah, it was a fun turkey shoot, but rigged as hell so the friends and family of the VFW guys running it all went home with a bird or a ham. |
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07-27-2021, 06:22 PM | #8 |
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I was reloading 9mm, 30 carbine, and 38 special up until our place got flooded. Been in repair mode for the last month now. Plan on reloading some 6.5 Creedmore when I get the free time.
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07-28-2021, 12:30 AM | #9 |
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The Hornaday 150 grain Interlock bullets for 8mm Mauser work great on deer, my son has nailed a couple different bucks with his Yugoslav M24/47 Mauser and they go nowhere other than down.
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07-28-2021, 09:18 AM | #10 |
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My dad loaded a shitload of the stuff and I inherited enough to deer hunt from here to eternity.
One thing I've never owned is a complete Mauser 98 in shooting condition.
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09-27-2021, 08:51 AM | #11 |
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Not 8mm Mauser, but I want to start reloading 6.5 Grendel & have the dies, just steel ammo & no brass.
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09-27-2021, 10:01 PM | #12 |
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10-04-2021, 01:35 PM | #13 |
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I like 185 and 200 grain Bullets in my 8x57 handloads
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10-04-2021, 05:43 PM | #14 |
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Grafs has Prvi Partisan 139 grain soft point point .323 diameter bullets in stock for reloading.
I loaded up a 100 but haven't tried them yet... my guess is there pushing around 3000 FPS. They should work great for deer or groundhogs. |
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