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I wish you the best with the different 8mm loads.
My drilling, 16/16/8x57JRS, shot everything I tried very high. I finally made a higher front sight as a solution.
I have no idea what load the rifle was set up for.
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That is pretty epic.  I finally found a picture of the Holland and Holland 500/450 BPE I left in Dallas last year. It is the hammer gun in the center… ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MGCxGprD/C4-A74788-AFCF-4996-A6-B7-D412-A5-FDF54-D.jpg)
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I've used them since I was 12, 63 years ago.
One day as a kid I took 7 chukar, 15 quail, and a big 4X4 mulie, all with a 12/12/30-30 drilling. We once had great hunting here in NW Nevada but no longer. so what happened to the hunting?
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I've used them since I was 12, 63 years ago.
One day as a kid I took 7 chukar, 15 quail, and a big 4X4 mulie, all with a 12/12/30-30 drilling. We once had great hunting here in NW Nevada but no longer. so what happened to the hunting? 44 year drought cycle Mining Population went up from under 300,000 to 3,000,000 Mining Cheat Grass proliferation Mining 4 WD vehicles Mining ATVs/UTVs Mining DOW that is all about big game tags, fees, and less about upland game Mining West Nile Virus And Mining
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Luv2safari, found another Canadian seller with some drillings. Visit Great North Guns site and scroll down the used firearms category. They have a few German drillings as well as older Mauser bolt guns. I’ve never purchased anything from them but their inventory is interesting.
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Thanks Nick. I'll have a look. 
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Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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I always drool when I look at double rifles. I almost bought a Holland and Holland 450-500 BPE at a collectors show in Dallas last year. It was a gorgeous hammer gun, but that cartridge wouldn’t be fun for the smaller animals we have in Montana.
So what is the 8X57R? I’m assuming it is the German 8mm Mauser, with a rim. Mine was a 7X57R which is the same as the 7X57 with a rim… I'd love to see that 7X57R, shrap. I tend to drool a bit, also. That 450-500 should have followed you home, IMO. Lots of guys use 45-70s, on up. Why not the BPE?  I have bought so many guns that I have to quit. A gun as big in caliber as that isn’t pleasant to shoot all day and I like shooting my rifles a lot. I can spend a whole week in the prairie dog fields shooting varmint rifles with no discomfort. Recoil isn’t something I want to deal with that much. I see how many guys buy and build big game guns and cartridges to sight in and shoot a handful of times during the year and it doesn’t make sense, so I stick with the varmint calibers so I can shoot them a lot… I am with you on big caliber's, sure you need for some game, but for me that was not the case, so I stayed with the medium calibers
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I finally found a picture of the Holland and Holland 500/450 BPE I left in Dallas last year. It is the hammer gun in the center… That one looks mighty lightweight. Any idea what it weighed? It’s a beautiful piece. 😁
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I have 50 Reichsmarks if you need a down payment, it is from the 1920's, may be older I would have to check.
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I have thousands of Reichsmarks, some are only printed on one side
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I finally found a picture of the Holland and Holland 500/450 BPE I left in Dallas last year. It is the hammer gun in the center… That $28K Marlin 1893 on the right got my attention!
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I think I still have that guy's number, in case you are interested...
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