7x57 Mauser

[SJB358]

Here is a nice M700 Classic for sale. Pretty nice little rifle for you Remington guys. Heck, even a Winchester guy can appreciate this rifle.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =300056351

 

[DrMike]

That would be a sweet addition to any rifle collection.

 

[bullet]

+one on what Mike said.

 

[FOTIS]

That would be a sweet addition to any rifle collection.

Depends.... what year did Remington release that edition of the classic? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[DrMike]

Depends.... what year did Remington release that edition of the classic?

1981.

 

[Hegland]

No... more... guns... this... year!!! :evil:

 

[JD338]

Ah, a vintage Remington Classic. I almost bought one when they came out, wish I would have.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

Ah, a vintage Remington Classic. I almost bought one when they came out, wish I would have.

JD338

Whats holding you back? :twisted: It would be a nice matched pair, the Whelen and Mauser, doesn't get anymore Classic than that Jim! You would be ready for Africa, like ol Lefty did with his a few months back!

 

[onesonek]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

 

[bullet]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

Yes, great round and serves to show how right they got it back then and it is a ballistic tiwn with the 7mm08.

 

[onesonek]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

Yes, great round and serves to show how right they got it back then and it is a ballistic tiwn with the 7mm08.

Indeed.
I believe that also could be said for a couple other 100+ year old chamberings as well. Today's technology has only made them better imo.

 

[bullet]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

Yes, great round and serves to show how right they got it back then and it is a ballistic tiwn with the 7mm08.

Indeed.
I believe that also could be said for a couple other 100+ year old chamberings as well. Today's technology has only made them better imo.

Well said and that says a lot for the engineers of the past that did not have computers to aid them in their thought and leg work. It says a lot for the imaginations and understanding those in the past had.

 

[Guy Miner]

I've been real interested in a 7x57 Ruger Number One... Would make a classy little companion for the .375 Number One.

 

[Africa Huntress]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

Yes, great round and serves to show how right they got it back then and it is a ballistic tiwn with the 7mm08.

Indeed.
I believe that also could be said for a couple other 100+ year old chamberings as well. Today's technology has only made them better imo.

Someone ask me comment on this round.

all I can say is I use the 6.5 swede, 275 Rigby, 300 H/H, 375 H/h and 416 Rigby for 95 % of all my hunting. I have been teased unmercifully at times and ask why I didnt use something that wasnt so "old" However on the other hand my husband, as he gets older, seems to appreciate that I stay with what I know works and am not tempted by some new kid on the block LOL

Seriously, these old rounds have served me well. the 275 worked for Bell and it works for me.

 

[DrMike]

Myself, I enjoy using a round that predates me by only a couple of years. :shock: There is a reason why the classics are classic.

 

[akhunter]

Another under appreciated round here the USA. But that rifle/cartridge combination, would serve 95% of the average needs on this continent.

True. I have seen a family member use his Ruger Mark II 7x57 to take moose and caribou. It leaves with my brother tomorrow for a caribou hunt as well. Recoil is soft compared to my lightweight rifles in 7WSM. :mrgreen:

 

[Guy Miner]

Didn't the U.S. get introduced to the 7x57 in the Spanish American War? Or am I mistaken?

Seems to me the Spanish forces on Cuba were using a 7x57 Mauser, while the U.S. forces weren't as well equipped.

 

[Tnhunter]

U.S forces were using the 30-40 Krag, seems reloading and a shorter MPBR were the problems "we" encountered...
Not a thing wrong with the 7X57 as a sporting round. Performance for a reloader is on a par (better than?) with the popular 7/08. I've killed deer with two different rifles in 7x57, funny, both were Ruger #1s, a rifle I find very fitting as a vehicle for that chambering. I own both the 7x57 and the 8x57 and think both are as good as any American designed round. If I had to choose, it would be the "8" over the '06 in my cabinet, actually.