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8x56r Austrian Hungarian, 8x56mm Rimmed Hungarian, 8x56r, Austrian m30, Hungarian m31
The 8x56R cartridge was developed by the Austrians for the Steyr-Solothurn light machine gun, then adapted to the m95. It was adopted as the Austrian M30. In 1931 the Hungarian Army adopted the 8x56mm cartridge to replace the Austro-Hungarian 8x50mm. The new round was designated as the m 31.
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New Production Ammo none known.
Surplus Ammo - Very difficult to find.
Reloading Dies are made by RCBS and Lee Precision.
Reloading components can be found at Huntington's and Midway USA .
Brass - Bertram manufactures new brass and 7.62x54 Russian can be reformed to fit.
Powder - IMR 3031, IMR 4320, IMR 4895 are good powders for this round.
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