7mm Mauser passed down to me

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Hello,

I was just passed down this 7mm Mauser Rifle from my Dad, that he got passed down to him from his.
He doesnt know allot about it, and Neither do I. He figures its of german make?
Back in the 70's or so he added a pretty decent looking scope to It.

looking to see if people around here could give me a possible idea of when(ish) it was made, by who, and where?

Also Any recommendations on reasonable priced ammo for target shooting, and Good ammo for hunting Deer
i just bought a box of 20 rounds for almost $40, seemed a little steep

There are 2 numbers stamped on it 3982, and 305 on the Magazine

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Thanks for looking
 
Lucky enough to have one as well. ;) All the ones I've seen have extremely low 4 digit serial numbers, whatever that means and no arsenal markings. About one of the handiest rifles out there.

Grizz
 
Cdn303 said:
Time to start reloading!
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yes, reloading is definitely something I want to get into

Grizzly Adams said:
Lucky enough to have one as well. ;) All the ones I've seen have extremely low 4 digit serial numbers, whatever that means and no arsenal markings. About one of the handiest rifles out there.

Grizz
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it sure seems like a solid gun, quite a short barrel however wonder how accurate it will be. cant wait to bring it to the range
 
Back in the day, when those rifles came in, they went for less than $30. That wasn't chump change back then. Not expensive but not cheap either.

That's a Spanish M93 carbine you have there.

It was cut down and considering some of the butcher jobs out there, that one isn't bad.

Look at it this way, right now, the wind is blowing towards full dress milsurps. It will change again.

The shows I've been going to, are saying that's already changing.

That rifle will take regular North American loaded hunting ammo. You need to be really careful with some of the European offerings though or some of the South American surplus that is still found out there.

The North American loadings are loaded down to 43,000 psi. NOT CUP. Keep that in mind when you reload.

Just about any decent gunshop should have factory ammo, as well as loading components on their shelves. That may not be the case presently though, because of the shortages they are experiencing.

That rifle has a 1-7.5 twist rate and is meant to shoot 175 grain, round nose bullets. It will handle lighter bullets well though. Especially 140 grains.

Remember, it is an early model Mauser 93. Many will argue that some of them were converted to 308Win. Well they were converted to the 7.62 x 51, CETME cartridge, which is identical in dimensions to the 7.62x 51 NATO and 308 Win.

The Cetme cartridge is loaded with a 112 grain bullet at 43,000 psi, the Nato version is loaded to 45,000+ psi and can be considered safe in those actions. Some don't consider them safe though because they are on the extreme high end of the rifle's safe limits.

308 Win, shouldn't be used in them. Standard factory pressures, are well over 50,000 psi.

If the bore is good and someone hasn't removed the bedding pillar at the rear receiver bolt, it should be a very handy and accurate hunting rifle.

Nice gift. Enjoy it.
 
Wow, good info. Thanks bearhunter!
Yeah its a bit bubba'd but oh well what's done ~40 years ago is done.
I'm not to worried about value as I'll never sell it.
 
You may wish never to sell it, friend, but, should you wish to restore it to military trim, you should start looking for the parts NOW, while there still are some floating around.

You will require factory sights, should you not have everything, an upper handguard, barrelband, a nose-cap and the sporing retainer for the nose-cap.

At this time, none of those parts are really expensive (I should talk: I just gave away a rear sight for one of those!) and it is quite likely that you can amass them all for under $50.

The nose cap, in particular, would be good to have installed: it protects the wood at the front of your stock..... and it weighs only a few ounces.

Ths are a fast-operating, very slick and accurate rifle which will down anything in North America.

With handloaded ammunition, they also can b quite shockingly accurate.

You have a Fine Toy, sir, and it's a family piece to boot: one to really hang onto.

Thanks for showing.
 
"...Yeah its a bit bubba'd..." A bit? Geezuz. Have a look at the crown of the barrel. Has to be straight and free of nicks etc. That one does look ok though. Factory ammo for anything isn't cheap.
"...restore it to military trim..." You'll be starting with a new barrel. Bubba ruined that one. Gunparts, Stateside, maybe. And a smithy who has 7mm Mauser headspace guages.
"...psi. NOT CUP..." There's no such thing as converting from one to the other either. Isn't really a big deal though.
 
smellie said:
You may wish never to sell it, friend, but, should you wish to restore it to military trim, you should start looking for the parts NOW, while there still are some floating around.

You will require factory sights, should you not have everything, an upper handguard, barrelband, a nose-cap and the sporing retainer for the nose-cap.

At this time, none of those parts are really expensive (I should talk: I just gave away a rear sight for one of those!) and it is quite likely that you can amass them all for under $50.

The nose cap, in particular, would be good to have installed: it protects the wood at the front of your stock..... and it weighs only a few ounces.

Ths are a fast-operating, very slick and accurate rifle which will down anything in North America.

With handloaded ammunition, they also can b quite shockingly accurate.

You have a Fine Toy, sir, and it's a family piece to boot: one to really hang onto.

Thanks for showing.
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thanks for the great info smellie.

after im done using it for hunting and/or get another hunting rifle I do hope to restore it back as much to original condition as possible and use the scope of it on a different rifle.
 
cyclone said:
It's on the left-hand side of the receiver, before the barrel.
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Cyclone is trying to determine if the rifle may have been built for another country than Spain.

If it is Spanish, there should be an "OVIDO" marking roll stamped into the top of the receiver ring.

If the rifle is for another nation, usually South American or African, there should be maker's marks stamped on the left side of the receiver.

"LUDWIG and LOWE'
 
Sad. Aside from looking like it was left to rust in the barn, it also looks like someone stuck the muzzle in the dirt, fired it and bulged or split the muzzle so then hacked it off.

How's the rifling?
 
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