BIG 8mm?

[Bghunter338]

..I don't know spike, 3000+ for 250 grain might be a little push for a 8mm mag case..mmaybein a 30 inch barrel..

I figured it would probably need a 30"er. Just trying to figure what case to use

 

[Bghunter338]

8mm/338Rum

I was thinking maybe 8mm/7mm rum because I have plenty of brass for the 7 already.

 

[CA48]

Even better, UM has the 4.00" DBM these days so those of us who run Man Sized cartridges can have repeaters too. Would be the ultimate elk rifle. I don't like building rifles/cartridges around 1 niche bullet but I could make an exception for a 250gr pill with a .900BC I do have a couple hundred pieces of formed 338EDGE AI brass laying around that would perfect for this if I wanted.

 

[Bghunter338]

Even better, UM has the 4.00" DBM these days so those of us who run Man Sized cartridges can have repeaters too. Would be the ultimate elk rifle. I don't like building rifles/cartridges around 1 niche bullet but I could make an exception for a 250gr pill with a .900BC I do have a couple hundred pieces of formed 338EDGE AI brass laying around that would perfect for this if I wanted.

Right, I think our minds are on the same page buddy

 

[CA48]

N570 and 26" bbl should go 3000-3100fps

 

[Bghunter338]

N570 and 26" bbl should go 3000-3100fps

That's good news, I want to keep this thing as close to a hunting rifle as possible.

 

[8x68s]

Nice to see this thread still running. 8 mags get my blood pumping this time of year. I have an 8x68s due soon! Built on an FN Mauser, it will have a 26" Carbon6 barrel, (magnum contour I think they call it), APA Little Bastard brake and a really nice stick of wood I found for it... As I mentioned last Spring, 8 mags are about my recoil limit anymore but I do have .338 wildcat (330HNH) that's fairly tame. It's a necked up 300 H&H in a Browning B78 and a Lilja octagon barrel. (pics #2-6)

 

[Bghunter338]

Nice to see this thread still running. 8 mags get my blood pumping this time of year. I have an 8x68s due soon! Built on an FN Mauser, it will have a 26" Carbon6 barrel, (magnum contour I think they call it), APA Little Bastard brake and a really nice stick of wood I found for it... As I mentioned last Spring, 8 mags are about my recoil limit anymore but I do have .338 wildcat (330HNH) that's fairly tame. It's a necked up 300 H&H in a Browning B78 and a Lilja octagon barrel. (pics #2-6)

Love that piece of wood you found absolutely gorgeous!!!

 

[Orange Dust]

I used to have a 40deg improved 8 rem mag. It would slimg Warren Jensen's old 210 gr J26's 3200 and some change. It would clobber anything I pointed it at. I miss it, and those fantastic bullets.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

...still not sure that a standard 8mm rem mag case could drive a 250 grain over 3000fps without pressure issues even in a 30/32 inch barrel...