 This makes the 8×68mm S case with its 9.11 mm long neck better suited for loading long heavier bullets and due to its sleeker exterior shape bound to cycle more reliably in bolt-action rifles in extreme situations.German big game hunters often use 8×68mm S rifles in Africa for hunting plains game, where American hunters would choose one of the .30 or .338 magnum cartridges.The 8×68mm S as a pure civil cartridge can be used in countries which ban civil use of former or current military ammunition.