8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

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8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by simmo » 08 Jun 2015, 11:24 pm

G'day All

I have recently added a spanish Mauser in 8x57 to my safe (likely to be first of many :thumbsup: ) and until im kitted out for reloading my own, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any particular brand/make of factory rounds in this calibre that are better than others and worth keeping an eye out for.

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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by headspace » 09 Jun 2015, 5:23 pm

Norma make them but probably pricy. I'd have a look for some Privy Partisan, the brass is reputed to be good and it's generally not too dear.
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by dogmatix » 09 Jun 2015, 5:43 pm

headspace wrote:Norma make them but probably pricy. I'd have a look for some Privy Partisan, the brass is reputed to be good and it's generally not too dear.
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My thoughts exactly. By Privi, it also means Highland, all using PPU/NNY brass.
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by simmo » 09 Jun 2015, 9:56 pm

thanks guys, i think i should be able to get the highland stuff and I know that one if the locals (dealers) sells the feferal stuff also. Just need some time at the range to work out what my rifle likes best.
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by Xerox » 10 Jun 2015, 2:04 pm

It's worth trying.

People seem to bag the highland a bit as cheap n' nasty but I've seen sub-moa groups with it too.

For off the shelf soft-points you can't complain with that.
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by Ken » 23 Jun 2015, 3:33 pm

Even the old Bucket O' Bullets shoot for some people :unknown:
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by Xerox » 24 Jun 2015, 3:20 pm

Ken wrote:Even the old Bucket O' Bullets shoot for some people :unknown:


Photo or it didn't happen :lol:
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by The Brass » 07 Jul 2015, 9:44 am

There were quantities of 70's and 80's Yugoslavian surplus going around a while back.

Don't discount the old ammo, some of it shoots well ;)
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Re: 8x57 Factory rounds worth recommending

Post by Lorgar » 07 Jul 2015, 9:45 am

Ken wrote:Even the old Bucket O' Bullets shoot for some people :unknown:


I was at the range with my Annie, and Muddy and his Weihrauch.

I could have thrown them more accurately but his didn't do half bad with them :unknown:
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