Hey there,
I usually don't say much on this forum but had to have some opinions of this bullet. I have a 3200 Hawk, really just between a 8mm Ackley and 8mm Gibbs, and I've tried some of these new bullets and have gotten over 2900 fps and accuracy that is .5 to .75 for 5 shots at 100 yards. What can I use these for? I have used the 220 at 2750 in my Hawk for the last 3 years and have had good performance on deer and elk. Is this an elk bullet? It would flatten my trajectory a bit. Anyone else use this bullet yet? Thanks for the info.
Redside

Doesn't sound like to me that you need to flatten your trajectory out....If it ain't broke, don't fix it....

If the Hornady is an Interlock then it will work fine on elk, if it is a SST or ? then I'd leave it alone...

I like the 200 gr. Nosler myself for everything in my 8x57...it simply works as does the 225 gr. Woodleigh.

Greetings. This bullet was designed for use in the 8x57. For use in older military guns that might just be used for deer hunting also. With this bullet, and proper loading one can get trajectories that approximate the original mil-spec loadings that the issue sights are regulated for.

I got this info from Dave Emary, a technician at Hornady. He was, for a time, a regular contributor on the K98K page. This bullet was his brainstorm. Whether or not it'll handle your cartriges' velocities, I don't know. If I recall correctly, he had stated they used the same draw as the 170gr bullet, modifying it enough to reach the 195 gr weight.

CAL9

I've had excellent performance with the 150gr Hornady in 8x57 on deer.

Thanks for the help,
I may try the bullet on a deer first before trying anything bigger. I'm not sure how strong the 170 grain bullets from Hornady are made. But I just can't see a bullet of 195 grains just falling apart. Ray, I have a good friend of mine that I think recommended your service a while back. His name is Bryan Martin of Canadian Mtn Outfitters. We both grew up in the same area in Oregon here. Anyway, I also ordered some of those Woodleigh 250 8mm bullets. What do you think about their performance? I haven't loaded any for my hawk yet but I would hope for over 2500 fps.

I just had to add this,
I called Hornady and asked them about the 195 grain bullet. They say it is made with a much heavier jacket than the lighter 8mm bullets. According to the tech I talked to he said it is the same jacket as was used for the 220. He said it will be tough. They are also removing the 220 from production. So if the 195's are made as tough I think I might have found my new 8mm bullet.
Redside

Will have to try some of these in my 8X60RS double, which is regulated for the 198-grain bullet....

I use Noslers 200gr. bullets in my 323 Hollis or 200gr Speer Hot Cor or 185 gr Rem. My friend has a 8mm Poor mans magnum same as the 323 but based on the 338 necked down. Mine is the 308N.M necked up I'm getting about 3100 F.P.S with 200gr Noslers. So me and friend agreed that this would an excellent bullet in our rifles so keep us updated on them. Maupin Oregon boy talk about in the middle of nowhere I'm from Madras by the way of Warm Springs Indian Res.