JC Munnell wrote in The Accurate Rifle, (March 2002 edition), about his 8x68S Weatherby, (such things exist in Europe). He noted that the 8x68S cartridge is generally based on the .280 Ross case introduced in 1906. He concluded, "I know an African PH who thinks the 8x68S is the best African antelope cartridge extant, and frankly I find it impossible to dispute him".

I use an 8x68S for sambar, a large deer species, (for instance, it used to be known as 'Ceylon elk'), so in many ways this deer is like a kudu, eland, etc. This cartridge, which is in general terms a metric equivalent to .338 Winchester Magnum, has always seemed to me to be as ideal as Mr Munnell stated. Compared to a .375 H&H, the recoil is quite a bit less.