I am a fan of the 8X57, it is a great round, considering it has not changed all that much since 1888 (and really not at all since 1905). With proper bullets, you can kill anything in north America with it, aside from maybe big bears.
Got me curious, so I ran the numbers, looking at how they do in the wind. In a 10 mph full value wind, at 500 yards:
The 8mm 200gr SMK @ 2500 FPS has 22" of wind.
The .308 180gr SMK @ 2600 FPS has 21.6" of wind.
Not bad.
Got me curious, so I ran the numbers, looking at how they do in the wind. In a 10 mph full value wind, at 500 yards:
The 8mm 200gr SMK @ 2500 FPS has 22" of wind.
The .308 180gr SMK @ 2600 FPS has 21.6" of wind.
Not bad.