8 mm Mauser Cast question

[jimb16]

Sound Guy, I'm up in the NE corner of Ohio. I also shoot cast in 8mm. I've had good luck with a range of weights. If at first, you don't succeed. try again using a tuft of dacron poly!

[hemmjo]

snip... If at first, you don't succeed. try again using a tuft of dacron poly!

Is this for real? Talk more about this.

[racepres]

^^ It's Real... But, It is something I will Not Do. Use an appropriate Powder..in fact even Red Dot or Uniique, do Not need a Filler!!!
In My Mausers anyway!

[Larry Gibson]

Is this for real? Talk more about this.

It's real for sure but depends on the bullet weight and powder burn rate you are using. Suggest you read post #2 in https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...use-of-fillers

[Ford SD]

Up date on the FN 98 Husvarna

Been to the range 2 times with it

Using 3006 converted brass

Lee C324-175 mold with gc

1st time was not very good target / brass was hard to close / bore scope = tiny bit of lead

slugged barrel / lapped sizing die to .325 / took another .002 off shell holder = ( more as first size bolt would not close at all)

Using unique

2nd trip 10 of each
Unique 15.0 = average velocity 1721
Unique 16.0 = average velocity 1860
Unique 17.0 = had some werd velocity 1761-2024 and large group size

Have to load some
12-13-14-15 for next trip

[kungfustyle]

You may have to turn the necks of the brass if they are converted. The brass is thicker on the sides of the cartridge, so when you seat a .325 boolit and the ticker case neck it is too large for the chamber. https://www.brownells.com/reloading/...rning-handles/ https://www.brownells.com/reloading/...?sku=749011562 Lyman makes a neck turning fitting for their case trimmer.
Speer and Hornady make great jacketed bullets in the 150 to 170g range and you wont have to turn the necks.