Brazilian 1935 Oberndorf Mauser Carbine, calibre 7x57 Mauser

[Rob]

Brazilian 1935 Oberndorf Mauser Carbine, calibre 7x57 Mauser, 21 in. Barrel
Made in Germany, Mauser Banner on rear receiver bridge.
All-matching. Diagonal dovetail for the front sight blade.
Less than one thousand ever made.

 

[Claven2]

M not sure I would say best Mauser ever, but it’s very nice and a hard rifle to get. Congrats!

 

[kjohn]

Very nice!

 

[MapleSugar]

Nice! I have one of it's big brothers in mint shape.

When I read the title, I was going to say that those are incredibly rare rifles. Even more so in their original configuration.

I've read that because of their short length, a lot of them were sporterized and converted into hunting rifles.

How's it shoot? The only time I ever shot mine it gave me a real tight group at 100m.

 

[Dorian Gray]

I'm a sucker for Mausers and a sucker for carbines, so this one has me very intrigued. Very nice rifle!

 

[Rob]

It is missing its cleaning rod and the first barrel band spring. I am told that both are commonly available, but I need advice on tracking down these bits.

 

[Claven2]

band spring should be the same as any common south american 98 - like the brazilian 1908 or argentine 1909. maybe check marstar or GPC.

 

[bearhunter]

M not sure I would say best Mauser ever, but it’s very nice and a hard rifle to get. Congrats!

Very hard to find, mostly because most of them were issued, ridden hard and put away wet, so when Brazil started their 7.62 Nato conversions, they utilized the receivers and stocks from them, instead of rebuilding them to their original configuration.

Most of the rifles, like the one in the OP's pic came out of Rural Police arsenals, not all, but I've never seen Brazilian Police bolt action rifles with any different stamps than those issued to their armed forces.

If the bore is nice, it should shoot extremely well.

If you hand load for it, that receiver is very strong and the Brazilians loaded 140 grain, fmj bullets, with a Ball type powder, about the same speed as H414/W760 to 2900fps, from their 29 inch barreled M1908 and M1935 rifles.

 

[Rob]

If the bore is nice, it should shoot extremely well.

If you hand load for it, that receiver is very strong and the Brazilians loaded 140 grain, fmj bullets, with a Ball type powder, about the same speed as H414/W760 to 2900fps, from their 29 inch barreled M1908 and M1935 rifles.

The bore is good, but I don't plan on shooting it.

 

[bearhunter]

OK, I can understand having such rifles as collectibles, but in the condition of the rifle in your pic, I sincerely doubt anyone could tell the difference between its present condition and another hundred rounds down the bore.

If your eyes are up to it, some of those rifles are easily capable of 1 moa or less, as far as you can see the target clearly, from the bench, of course.

I have a great load for you if you decide to shoot it

49.0 grains H414/W760, over CCI 250 magnum primers, will give you appx. 2800fps out of that barrel and very likely give you some of the best groups you've shot with open sights from a CF rifle.

If your club, puts on milsurp matches, that rifle could easily put you in the winner's circle, if you do your part.

 

[Claven2]

If it were mine, I would not fret about shooting it. But then my own collection is large enough, I own rifles I have not shot for lack of time to do so. So I get it if that’s your issue as well.

 

[Mike Webb]

Very nice and hard gun to find. Superb quality as well. Just a service rifle when built but higher quality materials and workmanship than some high end guns made now.

 

[Rob]

OK, I can understand having such rifles as collectibles, but in the condition of the rifle in your pic, I sincerely doubt anyone could tell the difference between its present condition and another hundred rounds down the bore.

If your eyes are up to it, some of those rifles are easily capable of 1 moa or less, as far as you can see the target clearly, from the bench, of course.

I have a great load for you if you decide to shoot it

49.0 grains H414/W760, over CCI 250 magnum primers, will give you appx. 2800fps out of that barrel and very likely give you some of the best groups you've shot with open sights from a CF rifle.

If your club, puts on milsurp matches, that rifle could easily put you in the winner's circle, if you do your part.

After nearly 40 years of reloading everything from .222 to 45-70, a few years ago I sold all my reloading gear in one lot, cheap, to a young fellow who wanted to start reloading. No time for it anymore. I now shoot factory ammo, and have plenty of rifles that I do shoot. I picked up the Brazilian 1935 Carbine in the hope of trading it for a Mauser sporter, but nothing came of that, so I moved it along to a serious military Mauser collector.