8mm Sabots???

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Does anyone know of a company that makes sabots that would fit .224" diameter bullets? I know there are lots of .30 caliber sabots, but I have yet to see any that fit 8x57.
 
There may be some custom shop somewhere that would do it, but they'd be expensive and likely inaccurate. Remington used to make something like that for a 30-06 and it was widely known that they were horribly inaccurate. It would be a cool project to mess around with but I doubt you'd get the results you would want.
 
I've had good luck with 125gr bullets out of Garands and 03A3s out to 200yrds (all I've tried with iron sights), and have had good luck at 12" steel at 300yrds in the Howa and Rem 700 with scopes. They are more accurate at shorter distances. I would try loading some "light for caliber" loads before spending a lot on sabots, everyone that has shot my 125gr loads like them and is surprised at the accuracy and light recoil
 
MidwayUSA has Speer Hotcor 150gr .323” on sale for $16.79/100. That will be your best bet. I recommend IMR4064.
 
MidwayUSA has Speer Hotcor 150gr .323” on sale for $16.79/100. That will be your best bet. I recommend IMR4064.
Currently I load 150 gr Hornady Interlocks with H4895. They are dead on accurate from my Yugo Mauser, and I can load hot, or down-load them to 30-30 levels. I was just wondering if there was ever a sabot commercially sold for 8mm. It would just a little variety to my 8mm.
 
Currently I load 150 gr Hornady Interlocks with H4895. They are dead on accurate from my Yugo Mauser, and I can load hot, or down-load them to 30-30 levels. I was just wondering if there was ever a sabot commercially sold for 8mm. It would just a little variety to my 8mm.
If you want variety, try the 205 gr cast bullet that MBC sells. That added a level of fun to my Mauser that was unbelievable. 12 gr of Universal or 9 gr of Titewad was fun.
 
If you want variety, try the 205 gr cast bullet that MBC sells. That added a level of fun to my Mauser that was unbelievable. 12 gr of Universal or 9 gr of Titewad was fun.
I’d love to do that, but the Yugos won't feed blunt or round nose bullets. I’ve got a bunch of 170 gr Hornady round nose interlocks that I’m sitting on right now. I occasionally load a few and hand feed them, but that’s a hassle.
 
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/29110 These would be fun. They're intended for the 8x33 Kurz, you could get some wicked velocities in 8x57, or load them soft over a faster burning powder like H4895 or even Unique or Trail boss if you really wanted a powder puff. Probably similar effect to the 123 gr X39 bullets I load in my Mosins. Fast, accurate, low recoil.
Thanks. I hadn't seen those, but they also have 125 gr hollow point Hornady for sale. When I looked up the load data, though, the velocity wasn't much more than 150 gr bulets: 3200 fps vs 3000 fps. I may try some just for kicks anyway.
 
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