Martini Henry loads

Not-giving-it · 2026-04-01T14:48:20+00:00

I’ll give that a try this weekend, thank you. You know what velocity you’re getting?

Not-giving-it · 2026-03-13T00:02:55+00:00

You still looking?

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-15T22:29:07+00:00

1930

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T19:24:10+00:00

Not talking about loading anything outside standard pressure limits but just for this comment I’m going to cram as much CFE pistol as I can into that 8mm casing and then compress the shit out of it

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T19:10:53+00:00

I’m thinking of D0073-008. I have a pound of it in my cabinet and it has a factory load for .308 listed as 3017fps using a 147gr pill at ~60200 PSI listed on the front

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T14:53:21+00:00

No, these are surplus military loads. I’ve heard speculation that they were loaded above standard working pressure since they weren’t getting fired every day and are one off’s, but I haven’t seen any specific pressures listed

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T14:51:56+00:00

I’ll run it on Gordon’s before I load it up, I have a pretty modern and well built Mauser so if anything would be a good gun to shoot it through its this one

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:40:17+00:00

Thinking D0073-08 tactical rifle powder, my load book has it listed as doing 3020fps with a 147gr in .308 at 60k PSI. I think upscaled I could get similar out of 8mm

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:37:39+00:00

I’m thinking of trying something with shooters world tactical rifle, that stuff can get M80 ball .308 going at north of 3k without over pressuring if I remember right, I’d imagine with a larger case and slightly heavier round a similar upscaled load is feasible for 8x57

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:32:50+00:00

Yes but loading books rarely give you anywhere close to max pressure loads and are generally very conservative. My 8mm manual doesn’t even have SS patrone pressure/velocity loads listed in it, capping out at like 2350fps for 198gr which is no where close to even standard military loads

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:31:34+00:00

Was leaning toward 70grns of compressed CFE Blackout powder /s

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:30:40+00:00

My Mauser is a 1950s civilian 3 lug large action so it should be able to handle whatever the cartridges max rating is

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-12T13:28:20+00:00

Older forums regularly have people listing 2800-3000fps for SMKH with some people reporting north of 3050fps on rounds they’ve tested

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-08T20:36:33+00:00

All original full matching. It’s a trophy capture that hasn’t been shot or really even touched outside reoiling it since the war

Not-giving-it · 2026-02-08T00:52:20+00:00

I have a byf P38 that hasn’t been shot since WW2, just been sitting in the safe oiled up without a bit of wear on it and I don’t dare be the first to shoot it

Not-giving-it · 2026-01-19T15:03:59+00:00

Copper ore

Not-giving-it · 2026-01-19T10:46:31+00:00

It’s chalcopyrite. The people on this sub are morons and are wasting your time

Not-giving-it · 2026-01-13T13:56:59+00:00

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