Thanks Furhmann.

Funny to hear that there is limited info regarding that cartridge in Europe.
It's almost non-existant over here. Some time ago I helped out a relative reload the 8x57r360 for a beautiful M71 hunting rifle. I found the information in an old issue of either "The Rifle", or "Handloader" magazine which sometimes have articles on European or rare cartridges.

Your experience is invaluable regarding a cartridge that could be a pain to reload. I decided to start by taking the simple approach before putting funds into a rifle that may not shoot. I am going to borrow the dies for the 8mm (which fits in the rifle), and run a 9.3 expander into the sized cases. The plan (if it works) is to turn the necks to a reasonably tight fit and finger seat the bullets. I do this with my 8.15x47r and it works very well. With low pressures I don't have to resize the cases and hopefully the action is tight enough so that flex doesn't create an issue.

If I can find someone who makes stop ring bullets it would be even beter.

By the way, very nice Roe. Is the pup in the picture a hunting partner or just waiting for a share in the take

Tom