I finally got a lee loader in 8x57, transferred the components from the junk primer Ethiopian ammo to the Yugo brass with good primers and it worked well.
They are fun to shoot if you get one that has a decent bore and chamber. The ammo is hard to find right now though. If you just wanted something as a shooter, you can't go wrong with a good condition Turkish mauser.
I saw on gunbroker someone selling primed yugoslavian 8mm mauser brass. I have a bunch of crappy ethiopian 8mm mauser ammo that is only crappy because the primers are toast. The bullets and gunpowder is fine. I have an inertia bullet puller. Is there a way I could buy the primed brass and then...