 In the Central African Republic, where there are no ammunition limits for hunting Big Five game, the 8mm Remington Magnum's somewhat smaller sister cartridge the 8×68mm S is used successfully for hunting African elephant.At equal chamber pressure and 650 mm (25.6 in) barrel length the larger 8mm Remington Magnum produces 3 to 5% extra muzzle velocity.Maximum muzzle velocity comparison in % of the probably most proliferated European and American 8 mm rifle cartridges out of 650 mm (25.59 in) long barrels loaded with relatively light to heavy 8 mm bullets to their C.I.P.