An epic sporting cartridge. The 7x57 mauser

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The 7mm Mauser started its life as a military cartridge. In the hands of the boers it showed the English a thing or two about long range accuracy and killing power. It was quickly adopted as a sporting round and was used extensively in Africa for all manner of big game. It did not disappoint. Acceptance in North America was slow at the beginning but knowledgeable gun writers like Jack O'Connor praised it for its low recoil and deadliness on game from Whitetails to elk and moose. His wife Eleanor shot sheep and all sorts of game species around the world with it and never felt undergunned. I have used the 7x57 extensively in my hunting career and have shot many animals ,all with great results. The 7x57 is prefectly suited to being chambered light rifles. The long actions give plenty of room for seating bullets out in the case. Ballistics obtainable makes cup and core bullets all that is neccessary to achieve good killing power on game. My current 7x57 is a Remington mountain rifle. A perfect match for the 7x57! Anyone else share my passion for this classic big game cartridge?
 
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I had a brazilian mauser in 7x57 that the barrel was shot out. Sold it for parts and bought a whitworth rifle (also mauser action) to replace it. Plan to take it elk hunting this fall. Hope the 145gr winchester grey box will do the trick. Likely will be shooting 100 yards and in.
 
I class the 7X57 right up there with the best of the available non magnum centerfire rounds available today. I have owned several rifles in this caliber, I really like it.
 
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His wife Eleanor
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The 7x57 is probably my favourite cartridge. It gives up very little to the .270. It also taught the Americans a lesson and was directly responsible for the adoption of the .30/03 and .30/06.

I have an Anglicized version:

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The best thing to come out of the 7x57 is the 6mm Remington.
If I needed a too long for a short action 7mm cartridge the 284 Winchester is the ticket.

But a Remington mountain rifle is a special unit. Especially in an uncommon chambering like the 7x57
 
I have owned several 7x57's over the years. When I got my 1st one they where a pain to get ammo for locally, with 175 round noses about all you could find. Still I managed to shot a couple of mule deer bucks with it as well as my first antelope. Once I started reloading it was a whole new ball game for me and the 7x57 and really lets you see what a truly great round it is....love it.
I currently have 2 rifles chambered in it and am still seeking an Interarms Mark X Mannlicher in it and a Ruger Tang Safety Model 7x57mm.

Jim
 
Have never owned any offspring. The two i have owned were a Brno 21, and my current M77mkII.

Hoping to work my wife up to it. Currently its too pretty, and she's too clumsy/careless. Rifle needs some character inflicted by me first.

Many times people ask....whats the best rifle for a woman or small framed person, that is recoil sensitive. For deer and smaller thats a 243, if anything larger is being hunted, thats a 7x57, or its modern twin 7-08.
 
I’ll take it one generation more, love my 257 AI. I will likely own a 7x57 yet, but it will be more about the rifle than the cartridge.
 
In all actuality, the 7mm Mauser doesn't do anything that a whole list of similar cartidges will do for the majority deer hunter who will use it here in NA. It will come with a bit more "cool" and nostalgia, but is harder to find factory ammo for and won't fit into a SA.


'Boo said:
IMHO the 257 Roberts was the best child of the 7 x 57.
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Indeed :)
 
SuperCub said:
In all actuality, the 7mm Mauser doesn't do anything that a whole list of similar cartidges will do for the majority deer hunter who will use it here in NA. It will come with a bit more "cool" and nostalgia, but is harder to find factory ammo for and won't fit into a SA.




Indeed :)
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Waiting to see pics of yours!
 
Being an "Eastern woods whitetail hunter" my little 7x57 is just the ticket for how I hunt out here. Probably wouldn't be my first choice out in open country but that's because I have a bunch of other things that can do the job just a little bit better.
 
My first hunting rifle was in 7x57 and I still have it 45 years later. I love the cartridge. I have other rifles but the 7x57 is the one that I almost always hunt with.
 
My wife had a 7x57 custom rifle built on a tang safety Ruger 77 back in our youth - one beautiful sweet rifle. She never had to fire more than one shot at a deer.
I still have a Husqvarna 7x57 in the safe.

There is no magic about rifle cartridges, but the 7x57 works extremely well with the right bullet, and good bullet placement.

Any military rifle cartridge of this generation, from the 6.5 Swede to the 30-06 can be a perfectly satisfactory all round hunting rifle in N. America. A whole raft of rifle cartridges introduced since then do not add anything much in versatility, but they surely help to keep the gun manufacturers working.
 
Used a 275 Rigby (Ruger Model 77 RSI stainless) for whitetail season last year. Handy little gun to carry that doesn't beat you to death to give you good ballistics. Even with the short barrel. Actually in the RSI's case I'm happy it was a long action, as it feels a bit better than the short action on their carbine length guns...entirely subjective mind you.

Wasn't much not to like. And the deer didn't seem to complain that the 140s were going slower than they coulda been hot rodded to go.

Had a 77 tang safety with a round top for Remington bases and iron sights and I was stupid enough to sell that.

Could happily hunt everything I'd ever get the chance to hunt with a 7x57 and not feel undergunned a bit...but then I wouldn't be a gunnut.
 
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