8x56 Hunn???

[NCFrank]

A coworker has an old rifle in this caliber which his grandfather gave to him.
I've only seen a partial photo of his rifle. Think it's a Steyr.
He found some ammo a while back, I think Hornady loads. Said he paid $35 for 5 rounds and was told he should look at reloading if he planned on shooting the rifle any. Hard to come by ammo.

Any of you have info on this oldie that I can pass to him? Ammo, brass, dies, loading info?

 

[nosualc]

Google is your friend...

http://www.reloadersnest.com/frontpage.asp?CaliberID=533

-nosualc

 

[KevinThomas]

Rimmed or rimless? 8x56 Hungarian is probably a safe bet, if it's rimmed. There's also an 8x56 Mannlicher Schoenauer (rimless) that's similar, but not interchangeable.