The 8mm Remington Magnum belted rifle cartridge was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1978 as a new chambering for the model 700 BDL rifle. The 8mm Remington Magnum's parent case is the .375 H&H Magnum. It is a very long and powerful cartridge that cannot be used in standard length actions, such as those that accommodate the .30-06 ...

Apr 12, 2019 · Based on the full-length .375 H&H belted case, the 8mm Rem. Mag. was the first commercial 8mm magnum cartridge to be introduced by an American firm, using bullet weights between 125 and 220 grains.

Loaded with light to mid weight bullets, the 8mm offers ample power for medium game hunting out to extended ranges. However, as its designers intended, this cartridge comes into its own when loaded with heavy bullets and used for the hunting of large bodied medium game including Elk and African plains game.

This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 8-to-9-millimetre (0.31 to 0.35 in) caliber range. All measurements are in mm (in) ^ Hogg, Ian V., and John S. Weeks. Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 7th Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000, p. 33, 405. ISBN 978-0-87341-824-9. ^ Barnes, Frank C. (1993). Bussard, Mike (ed.).

The 8mm Remington Magnum belted rifle cartridge was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1978 as a new chambering for the model 700 BDL rifle. The 8mm Remington Magnum's parent case is the .375 H&H Magnum.

Nov 22, 2021 · Remington’s choice of 8mm for their new cartridge may have been odd to some folks, but the bore diameter has a lot to offer. Bullet weights run from 150 grains up to 220 grains—very similar to the .30-caliber bullet weights—and the 8mm Rem. Mag. can push them to respectable velocities.

Jan 3, 2011 · The 8mm Rem Mag was derived from the full-length (2.850 inch) belted magnum case, with minimal body taper and a sharp, 25-degree shoulder. This provides plenty of room for propellant, and consequently, the round delivers impressive ballistics.

Apr 13, 2023 · The 8mm Remington Magnum is a high-velocity cartridge that offers excellent long-range performance, while the 8mm Mauser is a slower cartridge that is better suited for close range hunting. Now that we have looked at the short answer, we can look closer at each cartridge, their ballistics, and how they compare in-depth.

Loaded exclusively for MidwayUSA, Nosler Custom Ammunition is available in over 100 loads. The brass is cut to the exact SAAMI specifications, chamfered, deburred and the flash holes …

Original 1940 wood box for 8mm tracer ammo. It would have contained a single cardboard sleeve of tracers. Since you only typically loaded every 5 round or so in an MG belt with tracer ammo they opted for packaging the tracers in an individual box where as more normal ammo would have been packed in a crate usually containing 5 boxes.