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Norma® Jaktmatch™ 8×57 IRS (JRS) 123Gr FMJ 20 Round Box

$41.99

SKU: NOR20180162 Categories: ,

Norma manufactures FMJ bullets in most popular calibres. Their excellent accuracy makes them suitable for competition, training and small game hunting. Norma Jaktmatch ammunition is Scandinavia’s favourite for bird hunting with rifles.

The 8mm Mauser was adopted by the German army in 1888 and in the following years by a number of countries like Czechoslovakia. Poland and China. The designation “Mauser” is actually a misnomer as the cartridge was developed by a German military commission at Spandau Arsenal for a forerunner of the famous Mauser rifle which was adopted in 1898.

The “J” in the name stands for “Infanterie”. The “J” designation is due to a mistake deriving from the previous use of Gothic letters in Germany and has no significance regarding bullet size. But in 1905 the German army switched from round a nosed 226 grain bullets to a 154 grain pointed boattail bullet, and at the same time the diameter of the bullet was altered from .318” to the present standard of .323”. Accordingly the “S” – short for “Spitzer” – means that the barrel is made for .323” bullets.

Actually it is quite rare nowadays to find a bolt action rifle in the old “J”-caliber (.318”), but old combination guns are still around and a good many of them were made for the 8mm JR. To further complicate the problem many combination guns have only the bullet diameter (8,2 mm) stamped on the barrels regardless of the fact that a large number of 8mm cartridges have been made with very different sizes and shapes of cases. If the least in doubt do ask a qualified gunsmith before trying to fire any cartridge in an old weapon – even from the package that came with it.

The 8×57 JS and the rimmed version 8×57 JRS are both very flexible cartridge that duplicate the performance of the .30-06 and similar cartridges. Today not many bolt action rifles are made in 8×57 JS, but a good many double rifles and combination guns are still being chambered in 8x57JRS. However as the latter type of guns has a weaker action the loads should be reduced in order not to exceed the pressure limits.

Specs:

Properties:

Bullet Type Full Metal Jacket
Weight (g) 8
Ballistic Coefficient (G1) 0.191
Estimated Range Medium
Perceived Recoil Low

Ballistics:

Imperial (24″ Barrel):

Velocity (fps):

Muzzle 50 Y 100 Y 150 Y 200 Y 300 Y
2821 2583 2357 2143 1940 1574

Energy (ft-lbs):

Muzzle 50 Y 100 Y 150 Y 200 Y 300 Y
2174 1823 1518 1255 1029 677

Wind Drift (in):

100 Y 200 Y 300 Y
0.88 3.87 9.63

Trajectory (in; 100 Y Zero; sights 40mm above bore):

50 Y 100 Y 150 Y 200 Y 300 Y
-0.2 0 -1.4 -4.7 -18.9

Metric:

Velocity (m/s):

Muzzle 50m 100m 150m 200m 300m
860 781 706 636 569 452

Energy (J):

Muzzle 50m 100m 150m 200m 300m
2960 2440 1996 1617 1297 818

Wind Drift (mm):

100m 200m 300m
70 311 781

Trajectory (mm; 100m Zero; sights 40mm above bore):

50m 100m 150m 200m 300m
0 0 -50 -160 -629

Additional Information:

TO PERFORM THE BEST YOU NEED TO PRACTICE WITH THE BEST

Practicing shooting on a regular basis is the only way to be a responsible hunter. Ideally, you should use the gun you hunt with and ammunition that performs consistently and is close to your hunting ammunition.
For many years, Norma Jaktmatch has been the hunter’s first-hand choice of practice ammunition.
The full metal jacket and the superior precision also makes it perfect for peak hunting on long distances in the winter. All components in the Jaktmatch cartridges are of the highest quality. The fired cases provide the reloader with a top quality product for reloading.

Product Number 20181062

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Caliber

8X57

Manufacturer

Norma

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