[Chode]

THX. oh yeah, it started snowing...
if it was just snow and cold i'd of gone out earlier that's A:OK... but it was all wet and muddy since we've had a warm streak and the rain all night made the fields on my Uncles farm a mess.

i guess the 8mm has about the same terminal ballistics as the .308 so i want to shoot close to 250yds (after i get it on paper at 100yds) as that's where the .308 normally breaks with my HK.

[hiredhand]

Ick...sounds like a real mess! Ummmm....I "think" that 8mm Mauser terminal balistics are a whole bunch over and beyond .308 Win. I could be wrong. I remember reading about it in a reloading manual that I've got here. But I think it's actually got a slight edge over .30-06 with heavier bullets (180gr to 220gr). I'm putting the break-in procedure up now. :-)