7x57 rifle advice

[Leeper]

Yeah. Hard to find a blank for under 400 these days.
I have a Ruger 77, tang safety, which I rebarreled with a Benchmark stainless barrel. I slimmed down the fat factory stock and re-checkered it, in the Ruger pattern. Then I bought a Wildcat stock and put it in that to hunt with. The Wildcat stock is patterned on the factory stock and is also a little fat but it works OK. All in all, not a bad rifle but I've shot nothing with it. Always carrying something else when I see game.

 

[Milt Dale]

Every time I’ve rebarreled a rifle it’s been about 1000 bucks. Must be doing something wrong!

That has been my experience as well, I have re-barrelled three Vanguards, for a 7x57 I think I would re-barrel a Husky 1600 or a 1900, but first I will wait and watch the EE as well as other sights.

 

[mbogo3]

I have a 6.5x55 Rem Classic take off barrel sitting around some day I'll screw it on an action.

 

[Dosing]

Every time I’ve rebarreled a rifle it’s been about 1000 bucks. Must be doing something wrong!

Possibly. Depends what you go looking for, and who does the work. Admittedly I go stainless these days, but my last two were still less than 1k installed, did a carbon locally and with guncote for 600. Then again, got a stock pillar bedded, and that was 275$, which hurt.

 

[Hitzy]

Okay, with all this talk of new barrels, I have a nice NOS S&L M98 threaded heavy target barrel, what else can be done with M98 threads, are they big enough to turn and rethread for another action?

 

[SuperCub]

I know its easy to talk crazy, but this was why I had my last two 7X57s built on rebarrelled actions. I opted for howas, simply because I wanted reliability, some stock options etc, and something that wasnt klunky to begin with.
If you find a cheap-ish 30-06/270 etc in an action you like, rebarrelling to 7X57 is easy, and for 400ish bucks it gives you a new barrel in a twist you want.

That is a good way to go. You get exactly what you want with a new bbl.

 

[dan belisle]

Okay, with all this talk of new barrels, I have a nice NOS S&L M98 threaded heavy target barrel, what else can be done with M98 threads, are they big enough to turn and rethread for another action?

Buy a Parker Hale or FN or other commercial 98 based action and put together a nice rifle. - dan

 

[SuperCub]

I am thinking my next last rifle will be a sporter in 7x57, I will want a bolt action, preferably with a hinged floor plate, wood and blued with open sights, prefer a monte carlo or bavarian stock. I am not interested in other calibres, I already have a 7-08 and a 6.5x55. I am not in a rush. I like Ruger 77s old and new, I have owned a few Zastavas and Brno 600s but never an older model or a CZ. I like Husqvarna rifles 1900s and 1640s I have seen pictures of some Voere rifles that look interesting and reminiscent of my 1900s. The rifle does not have to be CRF . If there is something I have missed please comment. I am not up on the different CZ models or the older Brnos. It will be a hunting rifle not a collector piece.

Here's a 7x57 on the EE.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2304635-BSA-7x57

 

[Milt Dale]

Here's a 7x57 on the EE.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2304635-BSA-7x57

Thanks, I am looking at that one. I know nothing about that model of BSA. So I am doing a few searches. Some sights value that rifle at about 4 or$500 others about $650.

 

[SuperCub]

Thanks, I am looking at that one. I know nothing about that model of BSA. So I am doing a few searches. Some sights value that rifle at about 4 or$500 others about $650.

I agree. That price is a bit optimistic. Also, the receiver sight sits over the bolt so may impeded loading and unloading. They are normally over the rear receiver ring.

 

[meatsticks]

A Win M70 is hard to beat. An old Parker hale while tough to find would be very nice, they are rare but out there. The Win won’t be a walk in the park to find either. I had a push feed M70 7x57 and it was a sweet shooting rifle. I think they did a run of CRF Winchesters in 2012/2013 as well.

 

[Dosing]

That is a good way to go. You get exactly what you want with a new bbl.

Since Mauser has reintroduced 7X57 to the M12 and M18 lines, that may be an even cheaper option in the long run.
And for people who want a Mauser branded 7X57, a good option.

 

[southernman]

I meet a deer culler in New Zealand, years ago with one of those BSA 7x57, Majestic or hunter not sure, and remember him saying, that they were very smooth and quiet to load, esp in 7x57, and he was often able to load a round up from the mag with no noise, a very useful attribute when bush hunting, these rifles esp. in 7x57 were very poplar with the Kiwi deer cullers,
This is one of my biggest grips with the M700 and coopers, noisy, clicks etc.
Ive still got a couple M70 7x57 and a double rifle in 7x57R,
lost a very nice Brno crossing a flooded river, a long time ago, luckily it wasn't my life, still wish i had that rifle, fantastic balance and handling.

 

[huntingfamily]

Here you go...

https://thegundealer.net/product/rigby-highland-stalker-275-rigby/

 

[44Bore]

My last 7x57 hunting rifle was a Winchester M70 featherweight push feed in .270 that I had re-barreled with a 24'' featherweight contour barrel chambered in 7x57--set up with a tight chamber and long throat. It was very accurate with 140-160 grain bullets and would shoot 175 partitions very well also. It wasnt hard to push close to .280 remington velocities with the 140-160 bullets. I successfully took many mule and whitetail deer with it and would have used it on elk but for them i used a .35Whelen. YMMV

 

[DGY]

I have a Ruger no1 RSI in 7x57 but didn’t have time to play with it yet… I would love to get it to shoot somewhat hot for sheep and caribou!

 

[9.3mauser]

I have a Ruger no1 RSI in 7x57 but didn’t have time to play with it yet… I would love to get it to shoot somewhat hot for sheep and caribou!

Pick up a 4th edition Hornady manual. They have good, aggressive data in that one. The data in the latest manual is very watered down.

 

[hoytcanon]

The 7X57 is a terrific cartridge, light recoiling and with just enough powder to move a 140 - 160 grain bullets with enough energy to cleanly harvest most game. I have owned a dozen or so 7X57 rifles over the years, my current one is a relatively rare M77-R Mark II... Ruger made many runs in 7X57 of the M77 Tang safety rifles, but very few of the Mark II rifles were made in 7X57. Mine is mint and mostly sits in the safe as I also have an M77-RS Mark II rifle in 7X64, which invariably ends up coming to field with me. A load that has worked very well for me in my past several 7X57 rifles has been a 150 grain slug over 50.0 grains of W760... proven accurate and lethal on 20 or so medium game animals (deer & bear). Personally, I like standard cup & core SP bullets out of the 7X57, their expansion characteristics work well with the energy level of the 7X57 at hunting ranges.

 

[Kaboose008]

Thanks, I am looking at that one. I know nothing about that model of BSA. So I am doing a few searches. Some sights value that rifle at about 4 or$500 others about $650.

You won't go wrong with that BSA. I have two, one with the full 24" barrel and one with a cut down 21" barrel. Both rifles are excellent shooters.

 

[DGY]

Pick up a 4th edition Hornady manual. They have good, aggressive data in that one. The data in the latest manual is very watered down.

I will need to find me one !! Let me know if you see any floating around!!