HuntingNet.com Forums - View Single Post - Rem 8mm Mag
Thread: Rem 8mm Mag
View Single Post
Old 04-10-2008 | 04:05 PM
  #5  
eldeguello's Avatar
eldeguello
Giant Nontypical
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,270
Likes: 0
From: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Default RE: Rem 8mm Mag

ORIGINAL: dirtythirtym30

I bought a used Rem 700 8mm mag Planning on using it out west for elk/moose Have 2 boxes of Rem 200gr Safari Premier shells. What do you think about shooting out to 400yds. Where can I but other rounds?
What Pioneer said! Load for it. That's the only way you'll ever get the real potential out of this fine cartridge! Use Nosler 200-grain Partitions, 200-grain Accubonds, or perhaps a heavy bullet from those makers oldelk suggested.... (OOPS JUST LOOKED AT NORTHFORK-DIDN'T SEE A .323 BULLET THERE AT ALL...but that Swift A-Frame 220-grainer looks like a great choice for the 8mm Rem Mag.)

Load them as hot as you can commensurate with safety and acceptable accuracy, and thisround will sure let you knock off elk, moose & big bears. I would not use it on really big bears beyond 150 yards or so, but for elk & moose - if you learn to keep those bullets in the vital zone on such game at 400 yards, it will do the job.
eldeguello is offline  
Reply