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time and fashion change over the years. twenty years ago the 8x57 was very dead as a hunting round in the Reich and very few new sporting rifles were offer in this caliber.
the 7x64 was ruling the scene. but when wild bore population becoming a problem the 8x57 as the better pig killer was coming back again and now every new rifle is also made in 8x57.

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I find the fickel fashions and fates of the 8mms interesting.

I recall reading Bill Morkel's Hunting in Africa where he sang the praises of the 8x60S as a plains game rifle par excellence. Yet at this juncture no one chambers new rifles and ammo is only available from S&B & RWS.

Also in the "Where are they now" category are the 8mm Brennekes, the 8x64 & 8x65R. The latter would be ideal in light double for stalking reds or driven game I'd imagine yet Blaser & Kreighoff ressurected the 8x75RS instead in recent decades, and have now it seems even dropped that rounds from their line up.

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