Where can I get reloading information for the Danish 8mm x58rim cartage.?

Question

8mmX58 rimed cartage the only reloads I can fine are the old military loads which are good loads, but this round should be more flex-able than what these loads offer the sport hunter. All my hand loader books leave this round out completely. Also the bullet weights that these loads are for are hard to fine around here. I could developed loads using these MILITARY loads, but I lack the tools to do it realislily safe: an old reloader book could have better basic information to help remove the guese work out of this process for me.

Answer 1

No insult intended, but you putting the cart before the horse here.

A few questions you need to know before going any farther.
1- What is your weapons chamber pressure design parameters?
2- Due to the age and condition of your weapon will it be safe to operate at maximum design parameters?

If you don’t know these answers your gambling a lot on assumption.
If you exceed by intent or by accident the design parameters or the safe parameters due to age and condition of the weapon it can result in a fatal injury and damage the weapon.

***With over 30 years reloading experience these are my suggestions.***

1- Don’t except any reloading data from anyone that you do not know personally,
Far as you know he may not even have a clue about what he/she is advising.
Do you even know if the person giving the advice is mentally stable or he/she could be high on drugs.

2- Use only the reloading data from a Reloading Manual you have in your possession at the time you work up any loads and never exceed the maximum recommended load, don’t go by hear say.

3- Don’t improvise on any load data for any reason.

4- find out the safe chamber pressure parameters of any old weapon, some of the older weapons can not take the high pressure created by modern powder.

Start with a visit to a gunsmith for safe chamber pressure parameters.
Then contact by e-mail the different Powder Manufactures they will help you get a safe load worked up with one of there experienced reloading technicians they have the tools and desire to do this for free 99% of the time.

That my advice.

D58

Answer 2

According to "Cartridges of the World" by Frank Barnes the 8x58R Danish Krag used a .322" bullet. He listed a few loads for the cartridge. I am not sure you would want to push the standard .323" 8mm bullet out of a Krag with those powder charges. There is the .321" 170 grain intended for the old 32 Winchester Special that is a available, but no specific powder charges for it. Some folks at this site may have some more info on loading for this cartridge:http://www.surplusrifle.com/

Answer 3

Do you have one of the old rolling block rifles, or a Krag Jorgensen? I can't imagine anyone would chamber a modern rifle in this obscure caliber.....

If you are going to load 8x58R, use a cast bullet of about .325-27 diameter and 200 grains; The "8mm"(.315) bore uses deep cut rifling, and undersized jacketed round nose projectiles. Using soft cast a little larger is the way to go.

Answer 4

I never record human beings, yet my maximum proper chum has been said like 3 circumstances(by using a similar individual) only because they did not like her. How impolite! yet i'm a sturdy female, so i do not record human beings(that is only the way they're) and that i do imagine reporting might want to be made public for everybody to work out. that's a wrestle to work out who's sturdy and who's evil!!!