8x57mm
The 8x57mm is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge developed by the German Empire's rifle commission in 1888. Its official designation in German military service was the 8x57mm IS, with the "I" referring to Infanterie (infantry) and the "S" for Spitzgeschoss (spitzer bullet). This cartridge was designed as a replacement for the older 11x60mm Mauser black powder cartridge.
Initially, the 8x57mm was loaded with a .318 inch diameter, round-nosed bullet. However, by 1903, the German
Post-World War I, the 8x57mm cartridge saw widespread use in hunting and sport shooting. Its effectiveness against