Description

Truly one of the world’s great cartridges since its birth in the early 20th century, the 8×57 IS was perhaps the first incarnation of modern sporting and hunting ammunition. Today, the 8×57 IS (also known as the 7.92×57mm Mauser or the 8×57mm or the 8mm Mauser) has practically disappeared from military use, but the cartridge retains tremendously popular among Central-European hunters and European hunting rifle manufacturers for the civilian market. The powerful 8×57 IS round also offers controllable stopping power and accuracy for Scandinavian type of big game hunting.

Lapua’s 8×57 IS cartridge comes factory loaded with the 11.7 g / 180 gr Naturalis® lead-free copper bullet.

Caliber

8×57 IS

Bullet

Naturalis

Product no.

N318009

Muzzle velocity

820 m/s (2690 fps)

Bullet type

Lead-free copper

Bullet weight

11.7 g (180 gr)

Purpose

Hunting

BC G1

0.357

BC G7

0.179

Twist rate

1-9.5”