Recent content by 8MMX57JS

The 8x57 is my favorite and my all rounder for plinking and hunting. I struggle to find a second place between 7x57 and 6.5x55, I've killed more game with the 6.5x55 than with the 7x57 but I see the 7x57 as a better balanced cartridge and like the war and African history it has. The 9.3x62 and...

Big boar down with my blue thunder load, great results with the 160gr TTSX at 3000 fps. Bear squared 6'9". 75 yard broad side shot. This is the entry from the TTSX, very explosive considering an all copper bullet. It's also larger than the exit. Exit hole

Been looking for a bear the last few days. Saw a good one on Sunday evening, but I had no shot opportunity . Came back yesterday evening and found the same bear in the same small green patch, 75 yard snap shot with my Mauser 98 in 8x57, 160gr TTSX at 3000 fps in the lungs. Bear did a 30 yard...

Went out looking for a bear but ended up connecting with a wolf at 130 yards on the move and a coyote at 185 yards. The 8x57 170gr sst did quick work putting them down. The coyote was a hard quartering shot, bullet entered the base of the neck and exited the skull. This wolf came out of water...

Gotta love it when your first starting load during development starts off like this. Shot two groups to confirm. 1st group was 0.6" for 3 shots, 2nd group was 0.575" for 3 shots. Velocity on the lower end for a 160gr Fox Copper.

Thankyou! Much appreciated!

Can someone please run quickload so I can have an idea of pressure? Barnes TTSX 160gr COAL 3.00" 56 grains cfe 223 24" barrel. I'm assuming I should be in the 60,000 PSI. No flattened primers, no heavy bolt lift. Tested in both 10deg C and 20 deg C.

I like that. Thanks for the idea, Blue Thunder it is! Went back and loaded .5 grain more and groups closed up a bit, but perhaps that's also because I had less caffeine that day. Loaded up a few for spring bear, so for now I'm content with accuracy and more than happy with the velocity.

Also working on a new load with CFE223. Out of a 8x57 with a 24" barrel I did hit 3000 fps with a barnes TTSX 160gr, makes just shy of 3200 ft-lbs at the muzzle. So pretty much 7mm Rem Mag performance. 5 shot group averaged 1.25". Will play around with this load in hopes for 3/4"-1".

Threw a couple loads together for more testing. 170gr SST with 49.5gr of IMR 4895 out of my tikka 8x57. Averaged 2710 fps, so a mild load. Shot 1/2".

Picked up a BRNO 21 round top. Dated 1948. Had my gunsmith full length bed it and a pachmayr decelerator recoil pad installed. It'll be rotating between a couple other brno's for spring bear.

Calling with hare in distress and spot and stalk.

Been doing coyote hunting the last bit. Weather was in my favor and in one week got 5 of them from ranges of 60-300+ yards. Here's a few pictures. Used my Tikka t3x SS in 8x57 on 4 and my howa 1500 SS in 30-06 on 1.

I haven't shot any game with the new ecx but do have a rifle set up with that bullet. I have used the older GMX bullet with good success though. I wish they kept the original shape as the B.C. of that bullet was .450ish if I recall. Makes for a better bullet at 300-400yards. The ecx and it...

I'm amazed at the velocity your getting, makes my 8x68s 220gr load (2850 fps) come across like a pea shooter.