Cast Loads for 8mm Mauser
My preferred 200 yard cast bullet target load for my Yugo M48 is 13.0gr of Red Dot over either Lee's 170gr Roundnose or Herters 323179 (Herter's copy of Lyman's #323366) which is a 180gr spitzer mold that duplicates the military FMJ. The Lee is a great workhorse load but the BC is pretty low (.216) compared to the Herters (.375) and I like the longer range accuracy capabilities. If I do my part in seating the spitzer bullets the bullets don't suffer the tendency of being off-center which can really impact the Herter's accuracy capability.
My question to others is the availability of Lyman's heavier #323471 which is a 214gr or thier 323378 which is a 242gr roundnose beast. Lyman's websitre don't carry them and I've seen them come up on E-bay very rarely.
Bruce