In this section youll find anything related to reloading data, be it our norma reloading manual, burning rate chart or how to store your powder. These manuals are the newest versions with all the most uptodate loading data available in the industry. Great prices on barnes bullets, hornady, lee, lyman, nosler, rcbs, sierra, speer, wilson combat and more. I was also happy to see real data for the 8mm06, a great cartridge that is used well in this country, but rarely listed in reloading books. One book one caliber one book one caliber pdf one book one caliber 9mm one book one caliber 308 one book one caliber 223 one book one caliber. A good personal selection of reloading data logs, manuals, and books can answer all of your reloading questions. They call it a guide but it is really a 728 page reloading book. For flexible usage, we provide our reloading data in metric and imperial dimension systems, i. I decided to go out and see what kind of groups i could shoot with my 8mm06. As usual, with any reloading data, the components and charge weights used here were safe in the rifles they were tested in, and any change of components could result in dangerous pressure. While youll go through a loading cycle of getting the rounds fit to your chamber with the ai, in reality, you do the same with the regular 8mm06. The books have no reference to a 33806 improved and i dont think the 33806 was around when the book. I rebarreled a win mod 70 to 8mm 06 that had a rusted out 30 06 barrel, and have gotten good accuracy and velocity from various loadings. I have five reloading manuals and they all have different start loads for the same grain bullet.
Jan 01, 2004 the complete reloading manual for the 8mm mauser loadbooks on. The application of a little common sense will go a long way in keeping you out of trouble. Obsolete reloading data hornady manufacturing, inc. Books for sale reloading everything reloading everything. Set up your reloading bench where powder and primers will not be exposed to heat, sparks or flame. I have sierra,speer,hornaday manuals and have looked at the nosler manual all seem to agree with me when i check recommened loads for the 8mm06 and then look at loads for 3006all. Midsouth offers a good selection of reference books for reloading nearly any type of ammunition.
I have sierra,speer,hornaday manuals and have looked at the nosler manual all seem to agree with me when i check recommened loads for the 8mm 06 and then look at loads for 30 06 all seem to fall into my line of thinking. Main reason for the 8mm 06 was to convert military mausers easily when 8x57 ammo was not generally available. Reloading data 8mm06 8mm06 ackley improved metallic. May 19, 2014 making 8x57 cases from 30 06 cases is not called 8mm 06. That will do just fine for anything in north america and most things everywhere else. Obsolete reloading data here youll find information from previous handbook editions, with reloading data for seldomused cartridges that hornady will no longer be developing. Since the 8mm 06 is a handloading proposition anyway, it would seem that the improved version would be the better choice. Latest reloading manuals from nosler, hornady and lee. So i started with a load that was closets to the most. I have sierra,speer,hornaday manuals and have looked at the nosler manual all seem to agree with me when i check recommened loads for the 8mm06 and then look at loads for 3006all seem to fall into.
Please note, this is a stub article provided as a part of our free services. Keep everything out of the reach of small children. Using bullets from speer hotcor, nosler ballistic tip, norma oryx, nosler partition, hornady interlock. It also comes with 2 boxes of loaded ammo and 2 boxes of empty brass as well. Dec 06, 2019 so, im pushing a 200grain nosler partition out of my 24inch, 8mm06 improved barrel at about 2,800 fps. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. It is especially good for the heavier bullets from 170.
The 8mm 06 typically produces velocities 50fps greater than the. Reloading manual at wholesale hunter reloading manual for sale at great prices. Suitable powders for reloading the 8mm06 are the faster burning 3031, h4895adi 2206h with 150 to 175 grain bullets, through to 4064 and adi2208 varget. No load showed any sign of excessive pressur, but all rifles are individuals. Oct 30, 2009 up for sale is a nice 8mm 06 mauser action model 98 rifle in excellent shape, it has the stepped barrel with a nice custom wood stock with blackwalnut and white oak inlays, no scope but does come with the scope rings. Suitable powders for reloading the 8mm06 are the faster burning 3031, h4895 adi 2206h with 150 to 175 grain bullets, through to 4064 and adi2208 varget. I think your loads are safe but you can be sure by shooting 10 to 20 more rounds. Rechambering to 8mm 06 meant one could use abundant.
Rechambering to 8mm06 meant one could use abundant. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Theres a couple of methods that you can choose from. Sep 28, 2009 this never made sense to me as surplus 8x57 was readily available in the 1950s and since the 8mm 06 is a reloading proposition anyway, why not just reform 30 06 cartridges to 8x57. Sierra 7mm wsm data sierra reloading data 223 rem sierra bullets reloading data 5. It is especially good for the heavier bullets from 170 gr. Also, reloading the 8x57 overcomes the weakness of the domestic hunting loads. So, please, if you are new to reloading, go out and buy one of the many excellent reloading manuals that are available.
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Now, forming 8x57 cases from 30 06 cases is pretty easy but the formed cases will have a smaller case capacity than a commercial 8x57 case. Hodgdon powder, imr powder and winchester powder expressly disclaim any and all warranties with respect to any and all products sold or distributed by them, the safety or suitability thereof, or the results obtained including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose andor any. Easytoread and understand data books are filled with information for reloading a variety of popular rifle and pistol cartridges and shotshells. Suitable powders for reloading the 8mm06 are the faster burning 3031, h4895adi 2206h with 150 to 175 grain bullets, through to 4064 and adi2208 varget with 200 grain bullets. You are bidding on a complete loadbooks 9mm luger reloading manual. The nosler book showed just under 2700 fps from 54 gr. Then select your bullet weight, powder manufacturer and powder type. Perfect for beginners and a great refresher for experienced reloaders, the book first discusses all the.
Label components and reloads for easy identification. While youll go through a loading cycle of getting the rounds fit to your chamber with the ai, in reality, you do the same with the regular 8mm 06. I believe it is out of print, however there was a printing in 2004 and i had no difficulty in finding it. I have wanted to own an 8mm06 rifle for some time, i even have a line on a couple here locally. The 8mm06 may not be the most popular cartridge, but it is not to be underestimated.
The rifle is showing some real potential and i was using 175 grain sierras and h4895. So i started with a load that was closets to the most common start loads listed. We wish you successful reloading with vihtavuori premium rifle powders. In europe, the 8mm mauser and several other 8mm cartridges are available in both sizes. Here, we can compare the relatively mild 8mm mauser 198grain load to a 8mm remington magnum 200grain load. Perfect comb binding so that the book will lay flat while you refer to it during your work.
One book one caliber one book one caliber pdf one book one caliber 9mm one book one caliber 308 one book one caliber 223 one book one. The american 8mm06 wildcat cartridge in european nomenclature the 8mm06 would be. The claim that 8mm 06 is about 100 fps faster is probably true. The load data books are ideal for the reloader who only wants to reload for select calibers. Rcbs 8mm 06 springfield 32601 2die set polished and heat treated steel. I just fireformed 3006, and then just neck sized the cases. The wildcat 8mm06 probably did as much for the 8mm as anything. Comfortable velocities are 30503100fps with 150 grain bullets, 2850fps with 170175 grain bullets, 2800fps with the 180 grain ballistic tip and 2600fps with 200 grain bullets. The 6mm06 became popular shortly after the introduction of the. The 4350 data for the 225 grain bullet is 57 grains max.
Now, folks are heading towards the 8mm 06 because of the pathetically underloaded commercial 8x57 mauser ammo as sold by winchester, remington, and federal that ammo is closer in power to the. Sierra 175 spitzer with 50gr of imr 4350 primer showed that the load was a little under powered. Ive been working with an 8mm06 for the last 8 years, using a mexican m98 and more recently a vz 24 brno. The complete reloading manual for the 8mm mauser paperback january 1, 2004 by loadbooks author 5. Making 8x57 cases from 3006 cases is not called 8mm06. Both good small medium bores and cover about the same range 150250gr. Shop at reloading everything for reloading books at low prices.
Sierra 7mm wsm data sierra reloading data 223 rem sierra bullets reloading data. It was a barreled action and it was rough but i went ahead and put it back together with an old bishop stock. Unfortunately the bc and sd of 8mm bullets are on average 17% less efficient than their. Our technicians found exceptional performance with the 180 grain ballistic tip and imr 4350.