Basically if you ask a person which is bigger they will always say 9mm, but 8mm is a shouldered bullet used in rifles like the Mauser 98 series (Gewehr 98 is the most famous model). So you’re basically asking someone to pick between a pistol bullet and a sniper bullet with the lay man thinking the pistol bullet is better.
Yes, they come in a variety of calibers.
reminds me of the 8mm versus 9mm joke
Basically if you ask a person which is bigger they will always say 9mm, but 8mm is a shouldered bullet used in rifles like the Mauser 98 series (Gewehr 98 is the most famous model). So you’re basically asking someone to pick between a pistol bullet and a sniper bullet with the lay man thinking the pistol bullet is better.
I was wondering this myself, thanks!
The MG 42 is another famous.gun that fires 8 mm Mauser. Its probably the most iconic German machine gun of all time.