Loads fo 8x57 Mauser

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I shoot alot of Hand -Loads Practially all the time.I was asked to Post some that I use and would like to know of any specfic Loads for this caliber that anyone would like to share.I have shot 150gr.Hornady soft-point's but found my M-48 Yugo like's heavy Bullet's more for some reason.So I've been using Nosler 200gr.Accubonds and Custom Competition's.I use'd Remington Brass so far with cci 250 Mag.Primer's for both load's.Number 1, 200gr accubonds with 48grs. of Varget.Number 2,200gr.Custom Competition's with 52 grs.of BLC-2.I can't remember what I used for the 150gr.Hornady's.
 
Ive been toying with a M24/47 recently. If you check Graf and Sons you can find PRVI 198 FMJBT's at a decent price and shipping is prompt. They mirror the projectiles I pulled from Yugo 1950's 8mm duds. They shoot pretty well, maybe not as well as the Hornady 196 match bullets Ive seen advertised. Ive been trying several approaches to match Yugo M75 ballistics. 41.5 grains of AA 2520 yielded 2300 fps without pressure signs(usgi .30-06 match brass/CCI #34's), Ill bump that load up in increments tomorrow and see if I can reach the 2400 fps mark safely. Ill be firing an H414(same brass/primer) work up tomorrow as well. So far with sub par sights the accuracy has been better than expected. I no longer own a M48, though, Ive owned both and M48 and M48A in the past and they both liked heavier bullets.
 
My 8mm likes the 150 gr, I use 52 gr, of imr 4350.. my old hornady books has that as a right on the edge of hot. the new books have the charge down a tad, and once I load more I might take it down to 50 gr, and try that, I do have some 170 gr loaded, but my rifle doesnt like them a much as the 150s.Have you tried to make the COL a tad longer using the 150s.?


My tika in 223 likes the co.l longer then what any reloading book says,,,

try that,, make them a tad longer,on the 150s,, give it a try..
 
Loads for 8mm Mauser...

Beak 50--I too have an M-48 and like it. And mine, like yours, likes heavier bullets. My best results to date have been with 200 grain Accubonds for hunting, and 200 grain SMK's for competition.

Have used IMR 4350 successfully, but recently have more or less switched to the temperature-insensitive Varget, which seems to work just as well. Been using a little less Varget than your load, but then, one of the joys of handloading is tuning the load to the individual rifle.

I have nothing bad to say about Accubonds. Shot a deer last year with my M-48 with 'em--You never saw a deer's engine room more thoroughly ruined. Shot another deer this year with a different rifle, but again with an Accubond. (.30 cal, 180 grain.) Nice and accurate, and made 2 neck vertebrae completely disappear. I may never again use any other bullet for hunting.

The Accubonds would be my choice for competition as well, but the SMK's are every bit as accurate, and quite a bit cheaper. Shot a 489-10x out of 500, in Vintage Military Rifle (Modified) competition last summer, with 'em, and the M-48 can do better if I can. ;-})
 
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I use 200NP's loaded to 2,550 fps, and i've used them on moose and bear on down to coyotes ect...

You can see the exit hole in this buck i shot a few weeks ago,

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He still ran a ways with that big a hole through both lungs,

BTW, i believe Nosler has just started makeing a new 8mm 200 grain match bullet...

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The 8X57S is a grand old round that is twisted for heavier bullets. European ballistics philosophy is a heavy bullet at moderate velocity. Works very well in the real world.

Another vote for Accurate 2520.;)
 
In my M48, I'll get 150-grain bullets to perform well at 2900-3000 FPS. I just finished working up a load using 180-grain Nosler Ballistic Tips over H335, and they've got to be pushed kind of hard, at least with my rifle. Starting at 39 grains of H335, averaged 2350 FPS and the shots were all over the place at 100 yards. Gradually increased to 45 grains, and at 45 I averaged 2700 FPS with nice 3-inch groups shooting offhand with iron sights. 45 grains is a little more than what Hodgdon recommends, so caveat emptor. I'm familiar with the whole .318-.323 issue which is why most loads are reduced, but with my m48 I didn't have any issues with flattened/cratered primers, difficult extraction or other signs of excessive pressure
 
cool info and hopefully I will get into reloading some day. Funny I have 3 cases of ammo and got each at such a good deal I don't want to shoot them.

yugo m75

portugese nato, non corrosive

pre wwii german armor piercing. stuff is super clean and accurate. Wish I will look and work as good when I am 75 yo.

I don't think I paid more than 25 cents a round and my eyes just bulge at how much some folks want for the yugo and portugese ammo on gunbroker, close to a dollar a round or better.
 
For all intents and purposes, all surplus 8x57 surplus ammo is corrosive, and to believe anything else will give you a rusty bore if left too long without cleaning.

The only exception is a special run of Canadian 8x57 stamped 7.92 mm 44, at 8, 4, and 12 0'clock, and was made for the bay of pigs invasion. Most is in collectors hands now.

If you value your firearms, you will clean them properly and timely after firing corrosive ammo.



NCsmitty
 
I think NCsmitty and rcmodel are some really Intelligent people when it come's to anything relating to firearm's.I also think people should "Listen" to their comment's.
 
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