7x57mm caliber,

[bowfishtank401]

Anybody know anything about the 7×57mm caliber , my local pawn shop has a 1926 Mauser in 7×57mm for 200 bucks it looks like a nice rifle but how's the caliber?

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[skipetex]

I believe it is based off the 1893 model mauser. and I think it was used by the Spanish. the 7x57 is a good round for anything you will hunt in texas. A lot of people buy modern stocks for these and use them. My first bolt gun for deer was a Spanish 93 chambered in 308. I think most the 26's are 7mm.

[BernieH]

That's a classic but underrated cartridge. Commercial ammo tends to be underpowered. A handloaded round in a MODERN action would be as good or better than a 7mm-08.

[twosixteens]

Pretty close to te same ballistics as a 7mm-08 great old round

[TCB]

Great round with a ton of history in wars and hunting in Africa. Sounds like a good deal but like others said, you can't use super hot ammo in the older actions.

[ladrones]

When I need a rifle to hunt with I mostly choose the 7x57.
I have a model 70 feather weight.
It’s a pleasure to carry in the hills.

Moderate recoil is my favorite reason to carry the rifle.
The 7x57 don’t have much recoil.



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[engnman]

That's a classic but underrated cartridge. Commercial ammo tends to be underpowered. A handloaded round in a MODERN action would be as good or better than a 7mm-08.

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[Quackerbox]

I also have a feather weight in 7x57 or 7mm mauser. My brother has its twin with consecutive numbers. Pops has a ruger #1 in it.

I deer hunted Exclusively with mine before I started bow hunting all year. 140 grain soft points killed piles of deer and dad even carried his to Colorado the last trip and killed his elk with his.

Its a good deer round

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[RLUM]

It’s a great cartridge. I have 3 one it an old Mauser Mannlicher, one Remington CDL mountain that shoots bugholes with factory 140 grain ammo and my favorite it the Ruger African 275 Rigby. I shoot the Federal 175 grain round nose out of it and killed 2 deer and 2 large pigs with it this year.

[Bisch]

7x57mm caliber,

The only deer rifle I own is a 7x57 Mauser made by FN for the Argentine army way back when!!!

Bisch


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[JHB4]

Have the model 70 featherweight, absolutely love the 7x57. Moderat recoil and have killed black tails to mule deer with it with no issues

[BarBBar]

My grandfather left me his Oberndorff Mauser 7x57 with set trigger and Cape Buffalo
butt plate. I shoot 140 grain factory ammo with it. Recoil is light. Buy it, glass bed it, and buy a good scope. Make sure bore is in good shape.

[257]

Look up fame ivory hunter WW Bell, see how many elephants he killed with it with only one shot

[mrc]

7x57

I have an African Rigby also it love a 160 grain Speer bullet ahead of some IMR 4831. It will perform right up there with a 280 Remington in a modern action.

[El General]

I have always wanted a 7x57 in a Mannlicher stock, preferably a Ruger #1. I think they are classy as hell.