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    Call me crazy but..8mm Mauser

    Absolutely right you really do need to reload to be able to get the best out of this cartridge. The list of reloads you have made are very similar to what I had made and have tested at the range. One other load that i made was with a 125grn Hornady (discontinued bullet) over 55grns of W748...
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    Call me crazy but..8mm Mauser

    Well done. Curious to know what the range on that bear was, how large he was, and how many shots did it take to finish the job?
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    Call me crazy but..8mm Mauser

    For you I hope that your rifle will shoot accurately with the 175grn Sierra because as long as you do your part it will handle any elk out to 400yds and probably further. On the elk I just got the 175grn Sierra went in on the right side, came out on the left side and left about a half dollar...
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    Call me crazy but..8mm Mauser

    Kind of a long story, so will try to make it short. Rifle started out as a K98 during WWII. Came to the U.S. after the war and was sporterized by Golden State Firearms in California and re-barreled/re-chambered to 30-06. My Father in law had it, I inherited it. I bought an 8mm barrel from...
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    Call me crazy but..8mm Mauser

    Just got home from hunting elk with my sporterized 8mm Mauser with a 26in Benchmark barrel. Am using 175 grn Sierra Pro Hunter bullets on top of a max charge of IMR 4064. Took a large cow at 350yds with one shot through both lungs. She ran 60-70 yards after the shot and dropped dead. Seems...
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