Hello,
Just a quick question. I have a couple of huundred rounds of this ammo. They are in the stripper clips and original boxes. I am wondering if they are worth anything and if I should shoot them or not? I have the rifle also which I have never fired.
Do any of you know what the equivelant modern round to the 8x56R would be? just courious.
Thank you.
DS

Presumably this is the 8mm Hungarian Mannlicher round.
The Nobel Industries Sporting Catalogue of 1925 list this cartridge with two loadings - 244 gr metal covered rn bullet;41 gr smokeless powder ; mv of 2034fps ; and a 154 gr metal covered pointed bullet ; 50 gr smokeless powder; mv of 2750fps. They could be ordered in clips of five .
I assume your cartridges to be military Eastern Bloc manufacture , but ballistically they will be similar to the Kynoch 154gr load above .
For comparison an 8mm Mauser ( 7.9 x 57mm ) is listed with 227gr metal covered rn bullet ; 41.5 gr smokeless powder ; mv of 2034 .
Hope that helps answer your question on what is it like . Cant help on what is it worth , have to leave that to guys based in the US who know the market.

I dont have any need to get into an argument , but my 1925 Nobels Industies catalogue lists and displays a cartridge that is called an 8mm (.315) Mannlicher Rifle , which is the information I posted in response to the original query. It also lists an 8mm Mannlicher - Schonauer cartridge , and the 8mm Mauser whose information I listed for comparison .

The illustrated 8mm Mannlicher cartridge looks remarkably like an 8 x 56R when compared to an actual specimen , and based on that premise , I posted the information in good faith. In the instance that I am incorrect - I apologise .

Perhaps someone else can supply the correct information?

Bet your ammo has a swastika as part of the headstamp? This round was somewhat scarce up til 5-10 years ago when there was a pile of it brought in from somewhere behind the former Iron Curtain. Seems to bring about $10 a box these days, sometimes more, but it is one of the more plentiful oddball milsurp items at the moment.

Thank you for all the info. and your help.
Coues

Arguments are better left to the more politically oriented forums on this site , if you can get a word in edgeways between those who seem to have made a career of such pastimes.

I hope to continue to share information with those who request it , without making too big an ass of myself as I did on this occasion.

Thanks for the post , carcano . I fired a Carcano rifle once - kicked worse than a 303 Martini carbine .......