VC,

Thanks for posting "The Great Eight" article. I think I've read itor seen it before. However enjoyed rereading it,

I used Karl's own rifle before buying my own 8x68S. I remember his Mauser has no safety at all!

His experiences match mine. He mentions using a 7x64. And that while I killed fine with good shots, with lesser shots it lacked a little. My own experiences with the venerable and effective .30-06 were similar. With the 180 gr Partition andthat batches substandard performance (?) I had a lot of problem. A heart shot zebra running 500 metres! The 180 gr partitions acted like FMJs. Switching to a 200 gr Partition semi round nose (since discontinued), the problems ceased. But a 200 gr in a .30-06 doesn't have the flat trajectory for longer shots. Therefore I too sought out a 8x68S as a powerful flat shooter. A better flatter trajectory and with the power to make up for less than ideal shots.

I came to my conclusions independently. Karl's comments are parallel confirmation.

And the 8x68S SHOULD have 250 gf well constructed RNSPs and RNFMJs to match the old .318 WR and .338s.