i had an 8mm mag, and it is now a 300 rum.
between the 2, the 8 mag kicked the piss outta me.
it's the only rifle i had to put a muzzle brake on besides my barrett.
I've posted before about my "former" 8mm Rem Mag. I agree, it was the nastiest recoiling thing I've ever shot!
i do not shoot my remington varminter much anymore, even tho it will eat a ragged hole, it's just too heavy to lug around.
If it shoots that good, don't kill it. Sell it off and find a more suitable donor.
If it were me that had the 8mm barrel, I'd do one of two things, in this order.
1- sell the barrel and buy something more practical. Nothing in 8mm excites me. Just can't find a reason to go 8mm over 338 (338-08, 338-06, 338 Win mag, between them, they cover about anything), much better bullet selection n 338, etc.
2- If you're determined to use the 8mm blank, I'd be thinking of going with the 325 WSM. Don't have a short mag action, so it's "easier" to go with one of your existing actions? You're gonna lose any argument about "easy" or "practical" by building some one-off 8mm-something anyway!
