Curious why this caliber never seems to have taken off as a hunting round?
7x57 certainly seemed to be a popular round historically for hunting rifles under that stamp and 275 rigby. I don’t believe it was used as a military service round by many nations? Maybe the Spanish demand for it was high and that contributed to its popularity
Surplus 8x57 hunting rifles are common not to mention Swedish commercial model 96 conversions. Both calibers are still available commercially
With modern powders in a 98 action I’d imagine this caliber would be so similar to a 308 or 30-06 so as to be identical.
I imagine there were some sporters made from South American 98’s and older euro guns originally used as military.
The bore size seems to have been relegated to military rounds? 303 British, Japanese 7.7x58 one of the many that didn’t make it to the modern era.
What happened to the sporterized rifles? All used in South America or rusted to death? I know Argentine Mausers of some vintages are considered some of the best model 98’s ever made, is it simply a case of the rifles that hit North American shores being converted into sporters?
7x57 certainly seemed to be a popular round historically for hunting rifles under that stamp and 275 rigby. I don’t believe it was used as a military service round by many nations? Maybe the Spanish demand for it was high and that contributed to its popularity
Surplus 8x57 hunting rifles are common not to mention Swedish commercial model 96 conversions. Both calibers are still available commercially
With modern powders in a 98 action I’d imagine this caliber would be so similar to a 308 or 30-06 so as to be identical.
I imagine there were some sporters made from South American 98’s and older euro guns originally used as military.
The bore size seems to have been relegated to military rounds? 303 British, Japanese 7.7x58 one of the many that didn’t make it to the modern era.
What happened to the sporterized rifles? All used in South America or rusted to death? I know Argentine Mausers of some vintages are considered some of the best model 98’s ever made, is it simply a case of the rifles that hit North American shores being converted into sporters?