Spanish FR-8 load info

bentbarrel · 05-29-2004, 08:25 PM

heh, no, dont wanna go there. i load low pressure. and wonder if anyone else does for these lil shooters? i have no way of checking pressure for em, so i figger usin 150 gr. or lighter bullets at or near 2500 fps. should be close enough to stay under 42,000 CUP. wot think ye?

Big Dog · 05-30-2004, 07:02 AM

My FR8 does very well with the widely available Remington/UMC 150 grain soft-point loads. The 180-grain gives too much recoil, but the 150's are easily managable. This rifle likes the South African 7.62X51 also.
The FR8 was built from the M43 Spanish Mauser (originally 7.92X57) and can take the .308 pressures. The FR7 based on the M1916 is a different matter.

05-29-2004, 08:25 PM	#1
bentbarrel Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sonoran desert Posts: 10	Spanish FR-8 load info heh, no, dont wanna go there. i load low pressure. and wonder if anyone else does for these lil shooters? i have no way of checking pressure for em, so i figger usin 150 gr. or lighter bullets at or near 2500 fps. should be close enough to stay under 42,000 CUP. wot think ye?

05-30-2004, 07:02 AM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,359	My FR8 does very well with the widely available Remington/UMC 150 grain soft-point loads. The 180-grain gives too much recoil, but the 150's are easily managable. This rifle likes the South African 7.62X51 also. The FR8 was built from the M43 Spanish Mauser (originally 7.92X57) and can take the .308 pressures. The FR7 based on the M1916 is a different matter. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.