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Thread: 8mm mauser boolit choice and sizing questions

  1. 03-25-2017, 05:31 AM #21
    toolness1
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    Quote Originally Posted by btreanor View Post
    The Lee 329-205-1R mould works great in my Yugo M48 when sized to 0.327". I was getting dime-sized groups at 50 yards with 28 grains of IMR 4895 and no filler with this combination. I think I used 45/45/10 TL lube with two or three thin coats.
    That's a great bullet for 8mm. Too bad it's undersized for most of the rifles it's designed for! Lee should have made that mold at least .330. Most 8x56R rifles I've slugged are around .330-.331" with one up to .334"!!
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  2. 10-16-2017, 01:21 PM #22
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    All my 8mm mausers love the Lyman 165 gr sized .325
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  3. 10-19-2017, 09:48 AM #23
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    My Favorite are the NOE 326371 Mould 215 grs Bullet GC and Tumbles in Ben`s Liquid Lube
    LP Primers and 12.3 grs Lovex D036 Powder

    very accurate in my bubba Turk Mauser and 1904/39 DWM Portuguise Mauser


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    Last edited by Klaus; 10-19-2017 at 09:48 AM. Reason: Mistake
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check