Can somebody with the Hornady manual please look up:
8mm mauser
Hornady 196gr BTHP (#3237)
IMR 4350
Specifically I am interested in their start and max load as well as seating depths.
This is part of my long term project to find a load that matches the military sights out to 500m.
Please be sure to cross reference any load by looking it up in another brand/manufacturer reloading manual.
Here is one from the manufacturer of your powder of choice:
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com
8x57mm Mauser:
Remington 9 1/2 primer, 3.228" max col, max case length 2.244", recommended case length 2.234"
196gr BHTP/IMR 4350 is not listed.
IMR 3031:
39.9gr 2100fps
41.5gr 2200fps
43.1gr 2300fps
44.7gr 2400fps max load
H4895
40.2gr 2100fps
42.1gr 2200fps
44.0gr 2300fps
45.8gr 2400fps max load
IMR4064
40.9gr 2100fps
43.0gr 2200fps
45.0gr 2300fps
47.0gr 2400fps max load
Yeah, what TSP said. Hornady 8th Ed. does not list any BTHP options for the 8mm Mauser
I checked my Sierra and Lyman manuals as well, neither lists a 196gr bullet. Lyman the closest is 220gr, Sierra has a 200gr HPBT, IMR-4350 45.4g=2000fps, 46.5gr=2100fps, 47.6gr=2200fps, 48.1gr=2250fps, 48.7gr=2300fps max load
OK thanks for the check. I compared among my other three manuals, and online and didn't get much data at all for this powder. TheSquirrelPatrol, your data is the closest I have seen yet, and it looks to be telling me I should try a different powder. I think I will have to compromise on the BC and go with a lighter bullet to get the velocities up in the range of the original. Maybe I can pretend the meters marked on the sights are yards.