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remington's big 8 all the waaaaay.
Big Ed

All the bullet technologies for medium bores are in the 6.5mm, 7mm, .308 and .338 class. No 8mm. Even prior to heavy and fast twist bullets and barrels the 8mm lagged way behind. The .30 magnums have all the latest components and will outshine any 8mm at distance, the .33 magnums have more horsepower
and much better components as well. The 8mm Rem Mag is pretty anemic for the amount powder it requires. Going into a 3.6 cartridge length and staying nostalgic the 300 H&H would be nice. The .30 cal eld-x at 2,850 fps will outshine any 8mm in the game field and it has history to boot.

Now if you want to be really unique you could go with the 8x68S

8x68 Shuler

Get the 8mm mag and go forth and kill deer with it.

That’s what I say, always wanted one

I’ve have 2 of the 700 classics in 8mm mag, and one in 8x57. I also have a 325 wsm model 70 classic in a McMillan. I have yet to kill anything with the 8mm mags, but the shoot sub MOA with both 160gr TTSX, 180gr TSX and 200gr AB. It is just a matter of taking them to the field. Recoil is not severe as some have stated or at least to me it wasn’t. You could also load it down a bit if needed.

I have taken a decent sized buck with the 325 wsm using 170gr Speer Hot-cor. I was pushing it over 3000 FPS, but the bullet held up well and exited. Golf ball sized exit hole. Deer dropped immediately which was exactly what I needed that combo to do.

I love the 8mm caliber.

I went in a hardware store this morning and they actually had a box of 8mm Remington Magnum on the shelf 185 gn.

Thirty year old packaging?

I have a bud who owned one, a very attractive BDL, which he purchased just for deer hunting. He said he was tired of tracking deer and wanted a gun that would kill em dead. He called the rifle "hooves in the air". He kept it 2 years, then sold it for a song due to its recoil. I shot it a few times to zero it for him. Recoil was more than I wanted.

I've got an 8mag in a Classic. About 3 yrs ago I stopped at Bob's Army/Navy in Clearfield, Pa on the way home from deer hunting. Asked about 350 mag and 8 mag ammo.
No 350, but 8 mag I have. Asked how many boxes ya have? He said how many ya want? I said give me 3. Glad I didn't take all. They were $80 a box then. God knows what he's asking now'
200 gr AccuBonds. Haven't shot any, mostly shooting 200gr reloads. Game Kings, I think. Reloaded by a friend of mine.

I went and checked my stash. Remington ammo from Bob's are 200gr Swift A-Frames. Listed vel. is 2970.

Think I’d shoot for some flavor of 338 before 8mm

I stop by a gun shop and spotted 2 boxes of the 200gr A-frames on the shelf. Asked them what they wanted anc the guy behind the counter said make him an offer. I said $25 a box. He accepted almost before I got it out of my mouth. Said he had them for 10-15 years and was afraid they would never sell.

Local gun shop is a Weatherby dealer and has 5-6 boxes of same ammo. Asking 75-80/box. Asked if they were open to offers and they said no. I have a couple hundred pieces of virgin brass and dies so I think I’m good for awhile.

Looked old. They also had a box of 250 Savage that looked older.

Always thought the 8 was a cool round. Just don’t have the game here for one. But then again when has that ever come in to consideration?
GreggH

A classic foot shot with either cartridge. If you already have a .375 H&H, just leave it the hell alone until the urge to cobble it into a sows ear passes. I can't remember the last time I saw anything big enough that would need any of those, but I have at least seen .375 H&H ammunition on the store shelves, but NEVER either of your two proposed cartridges.

I have an 8mm mag built on a 700 action with a Rock Creek barrel in a McMillan Game scout stock. It is stupid accurate with 200 grain Partitions. No brake on it so you can't baby it off the bench but it is an honest half inch gun. When verifying my zero at 200 yards it put 3 in a 0.4 inch group. 100 yard groups are routinely half inch or less. I was shooting 3150 fps but backed off to 3050 fps with a noticeable decrease in recoil. I've taken 3 whitetails, 3 bears and a big 6x6 bull elk with it. They were all impressed.

I dont care if there are factory loads available or not.

I dont care if 8mm rem or 358 sta are overkill on Michigan deer

Just want a different rifle. Doesn't have to make sense or be practical

Spoken like a true rifle looney. Preach it brother.