Thread: 8mm mauser, AR2209

Originally Posted by foxhound

After running out of 2208 for the 8mm, mmmm what next tried benchmark 2 no good and increased recoil. switched to 50g of 2209 behind 196g S&B projectile and first 5 rounds shot very well and exactly at point of aim recoil was soft.

Greetings,
People tend to forget that the 8 x57 is easily the equal of the .30-06 when loaded to the same pressure. AR2209 is a great powder in either cartridge as long as the .30-06 is not fired in the Garand. The problem is that much of the data for the 8mm is puny as it is for many continental military cartridges.
GPM.