New 325 WSM!

BattleRifleG3 · 01-18-2005, 01:32 PM

I read the speal on Browning's site, and though I tend not to be a fan of non-military 8mms, This seems like a good development. Apparently it's able to launch the same weight of bullets at higher velocities than its 30 caliber counterpart and heavier bullets more efficiently, getting more energy for your buck (no pun intended) than the 300 Win Mag. Good old physics of greater cross sectional area and lower throttling from an overbored case.

Anyone else looking at this? I'm mainly impressed by the greater bullet weights than I thought were available for 8mm, like 220gr. I wonder how these would do loaded into an 8mm Mauser.

ScottD · 01-18-2005, 03:42 PM

8mm's have always been kind of caught between a rock and a hard spot. The 30 calibers and the 338's. Really not much there that a 338 can do.

01-18-2005, 01:32 PM	#1
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	New 325 WSM! I read the speal on Browning's site, and though I tend not to be a fan of non-military 8mms, This seems like a good development. Apparently it's able to launch the same weight of bullets at higher velocities than its 30 caliber counterpart and heavier bullets more efficiently, getting more energy for your buck (no pun intended) than the 300 Win Mag. Good old physics of greater cross sectional area and lower throttling from an overbored case. Anyone else looking at this? I'm mainly impressed by the greater bullet weights than I thought were available for 8mm, like 220gr. I wonder how these would do loaded into an 8mm Mauser. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

01-18-2005, 03:42 PM	#2
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	8mm's have always been kind of caught between a rock and a hard spot. The 30 calibers and the 338's. Really not much there that a 338 can do. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold