Has anybody used this bullet in the 8x68 S, or the 8mm Rem Mag?

Is it suitable?
Accuracy?
Terminal ballistics?

Thanks for your help.

Oh yeah. How about the Hornady 195-grain 8mm bullet?

I've used both.

The Nosler has been a solid MOA performer in most applications I've used it in.

Previously, my favorite was the Rem 185 Corelokt. They used to be inexpensive and extremely accurate as well as tough. They got more expensive and I hear but never confirmed that construction changed and they became less accurate.

Right now I'm using the Partition in the 8x57 and the Acubond in the 8x68S.

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Previously, my favorite was the Rem 185 Corelokt.

I got lucky and brought 300 here they are my favorite bullet in my 8x57

Speer do a 200 grain 8mm bullet. Hornady's 200 grain has cannelure placed for 8mm Remington Magunum but in the wrong place for 8x68 or 8x57.

I personally don't think that for deer or boar the expense of a Nosler Partition offers any benefit. Just keep the thing to about 2,400 fps for the intended impact range and a standard cup and core will do.

The Germans fought WWII with the 196 grain bullet it has a superb ballistic co-efficient. I think that you'll get good results even at moderate velocity.

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Originally posted by lawndart:
Has anybody used this bullet in the 8x68 S, or the 8mm Rem Mag?

Is it suitable?
Accuracy?
Terminal ballistics?

Thanks for your help.

Oh yeah. How about the Hornady 195-grain 8mm bullet?

I have shot the 8mm 200 gr Partition in an 8mm Rem, an 8x68 and a 8mm-338 Win. It performs very well in all 3 of those cartridges.I have never recovered a bullet from elk or moose. (bullet passed through animal travels 25 yds and dropped) My 8mm Rem shoots better groups with the 200 gr Barnes TSX so that is the bullet I now shoot exclusively in the Rem. The 8x68 and the 8mm-338 have exactly the same case capacity take the same loads and deliver the same velocities. In both of my 8x68 & 8-338 also shoot the 200 gr Speer to the same POI with the same loads as the Partition. I use the Speer for practice and the Partition for game. I find the 195 gr Hornady to be a little softer and does not penetrate as well as the Speer, Nosler and Barnes in the big 8mm's. The Hornady 195 gr is great bullet in the 8mm-06 improved and similar cartridges.

It will work fine..You don't need a cannalure on the 8x68 just use a powder that pretty well fills the case half way up the neck..You can also turn the return button down a thousands or two to give the bullet more tension..works like a charm..

In reality you may not need to do any of the above..just seat the bullet where you want it and go shoot it and see what happens, Id bet dollars to donuts it will be just fine, the rest is just conversation...

Nosler partitions and Accubonds work on any animal and shoot in 99% of the guns..If I buy a gun that won't shoot partitions or accubonds, it would go down the gunshow road.

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Originally posted by lawndart:
Has anybody used this bullet in the 8x68 S, or the 8mm Rem Mag?

Is it suitable?
Accuracy?
Terminal ballistics?

Thanks for your help.

Oh yeah. How about the Hornady 195-grain 8mm bullet?

Not an 8x68S, but I can attest to the accuracy potential.



I get almost identical results with Speer .323 200gr Hotcore bullets.

I'm using the Hotcores @ 2900 fps in my 8mm 06 A.I. but haven't had much time to shoot groups. It appears to have similar accuracy, but it was a rainy day and we were just blowing up watermelons @ 110 yds from the covered firing line. The performance on watermelons was quite impressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvT1Po5ReUE

Although not as accurate as the 150 gr. Speer and the 180 Nosler Bal. tip, in my 8x57, they do get me a tad under 2" for 3 shots at 100 so that's respectable..my choice for the big 8s would be the 160 gr. GS Customs bullet..Its been the best bullet in every 8mm Ive shot and the best elk and deer bullet Ive used..also the most accurate in the 8x57s and 8mm Rem. magnums..

Additionally as of yesterday, and due to this thread I got curious and thought Id try to improve on the accuracy I was getting with the 200 gr. Noslers and the 160 GS Customs, I loaded up some Nosler partition in 200 gr. with a different powder this time (H414) and got a 3/4 inch average at 100 yards. Average of 5, 3 shot groups, over lapping the 3 groups gave me under an inch by eyeball spec..Used the same powder with the 160 GSC and improved it a tad with that bullets, but best of all was both shot to the exact same POI...Can,t beat that..

Push comes to shove! The Nosler partition and now the accubonds are the bullets by which all others are judged..End of story.

I shoot them in my Kimber .325 WSM and get pie plate accuracy.

I have not used either of these bullets in my Remington Classic 8mm mag. What I have used are the Remington Safaris grade using a 200 grain Swift A-Frame and handloaded using the 220 grain Swift A-Frame. They both shot well and were killers on both ends. The recoil particularly with the 220 grain handloads at almost 3000fps was fast,sharp, and hard. But if you want to dance,you have to pay the fiddler.

The problem, as you can see in this thread and others with this question is that opposite results occur in all such posts.

Just because one particular bullet is a bughole shooter in my gun, it may shoot pie plate groups in anothera gun.

The only answer to your question is shoot'em in your rifle and see! The reason for this is stress in barrel steel, twist of barrel, crown condition, powder used, primers to a lesser extent, trigger pull, shooter error, and a host of other reasons.

Lawndart If the 200 gr Partition Doesn't work in your 8x68 I don't think it will be the bullets fault. Something else to consider, the length of the 8x68 case. Many 8x68's are built on std length actions like a mauser 98 and if that is the case the magazine length could be a little longer. This results in many of the heavier bullets having to be seated very deep.Some of the heavy mono metal bullets especially. The 200 br Partition is quite compact compared to the mono metal's and doesn't compromise your case capacity.