Thread: has anyone tried loading 8x57 mauser as a subsonic?

Greetings,
I have had a lot of luck in using reduced loads in my .308 rifles for target shooting at 2,500 fps or below. In the 8mm a reduced load of 42 grains of AR2206H/ H4895 should produce around 2,500 fps with the 150 grain flat base projectile. This would be quieter than full power loads especially when suppressed and is fast enough to get reasonable expansion and good penetration. This load is slightly below the Hodgdon/ ADI start load but well above the minimum loads in the Hodgdon light load data. It is a nice soft load to shoot when suppressed as well.
Regards Grandpamac.