8x60R Kropatschek
Synonyms:
8 mm body check
8 mm Kropatschek long
8 mm Kropatschek Portuguese
8x60R
8.2x59.7
Hub for Portuguese repeater Kropatschek M1886. Cartridge brass, lead bullet, cylindrical with a rounded tip and a paper collar. It was later replaced by a projectile of the same shape, but with a copper-nickel shell and a lead core. The weight of both bullets was 15.8 g. The charge was filled with black powder, bullets with a new projectile were filled with smokeless dust.
Synonyms:
8 mm body check
8 mm Kropatschek long
8 mm Kropatschek Portuguese
8x60R
8.2x59.7
Hub for Portuguese repeater Kropatschek M1886. Cartridge brass, lead bullet, cylindrical with a rounded tip and a paper collar. It was later replaced by a projectile of the same shape, but with a copper-nickel shell and a lead core. The weight of both bullets was 15.8 g. The charge was filled with black powder, bullets with a new projectile were filled with smokeless dust.