8mm-06 Questions
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Typical Buck
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From: Seattle, WA
Is brass commercially available for this cartridge, or does one have to form their own?
Does anyone know of a good source of loading data for this round?
Who makes good dies for it?
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Does anyone know of a good source of loading data for this round?
Who makes good dies for it?
Good Dogwork and Good Hunting
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Fork Horn
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From: Wahoo Nebraska USA
The 8mm-06 is a wildcat and I don't think factory brass is available. The dyes can be gotten from RCBS but are higher in cost than standard cal. 30-06 brass is used to make the 8mm-06. Zeak
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Western Nebraska
it is my understanding that Weatherby has now bought out factory guns in .338-06...and in light weight rifles for it too!!!!...yes also factory (hi priced) ammo as well.....that means it's no longer a wildcat!!!!!
Zeak is absolutely correct.....Dies from RCBS or Hornady (insist on dies for the weatherby version) and either .30-06 brass or .35 whelen brass.....one pass thru the resizer die and whammo.....you got .338-06 brass.
Reloading data is available from many sources as this has been a popular wildcat for a long time and deservadly so. I like the Hodgdon data manual, but others of equal fine quality are available.....Hornady's latest manual also lists the .338-06
Zeak is absolutely correct.....Dies from RCBS or Hornady (insist on dies for the weatherby version) and either .30-06 brass or .35 whelen brass.....one pass thru the resizer die and whammo.....you got .338-06 brass.
Reloading data is available from many sources as this has been a popular wildcat for a long time and deservadly so. I like the Hodgdon data manual, but others of equal fine quality are available.....Hornady's latest manual also lists the .338-06




