Chilean 1895 Mauser in .308
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Okay, I'll bite. Is it safe to shoot?
With that out of the way, how about are they easy to strip and clean? Do they tend to be .308 nato or winchester? Are they okay for hunting? Are they accurate enough for hunting longish range (beyond 200 yards)?
Also, if you have other info to offer, like if you have or have shot one and like or dislike it, that's be much appreaciated.
With that out of the way, how about are they easy to strip and clean? Do they tend to be .308 nato or winchester? Are they okay for hunting? Are they accurate enough for hunting longish range (beyond 200 yards)?
Also, if you have other info to offer, like if you have or have shot one and like or dislike it, that's be much appreaciated.
are you sure that it is a .308; that is a fairly recent cartridge and it sounds like the gun has been rebarreled. Is it safe to shoot; a knowledgeable person needs to check headspace and overall condition if you don't know the previous owner and if he/she has shot it. Accuracy is something that you need to find out at the range
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Trade Ex tells me it's in .308. Rebarreled might have been a good idea. It's easier to find the .308 ammo compared to the 7mm anyway. Do they tend to be accurate(ish)? You know, like a Mosin can be fairly accurate but not always, but is always good for a big BOOM.
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Sportsmans Guide in the US has these. They also sell them in 7x57.
I have no idea if they are safe or not, but I think they are a military rebarrel.
I have no idea if they are safe or not, but I think they are a military rebarrel.
In the .308 I would go with the 1912 contract because it is a 98 action possessing the third locking lug and better gas protection in the event of a failed case or primer. Maybe a little better steel and heat treatment as well. They are both fine to shoot WITH FACTORY LOADS.
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As above, the 1912 is a superior action. Both these models have been rebarreled in Chile to 7.62 Nato. You're paying a premium for a military rifle - which may not be the best candidate for hunting (iron sights, heavy, fixed floorplate). If you modifiy it (ie D+T) then the value goes down.
For the same amount of money you can get a decent sporter (eg Parker Hale, Savage). Alternatively, you can get a sported milsurp for a lot less. Example - I sold a sported Israeli mauser in 308 for around 200$.
For the same amount of money you can get a decent sporter (eg Parker Hale, Savage). Alternatively, you can get a sported milsurp for a lot less. Example - I sold a sported Israeli mauser in 308 for around 200$.
Go buy a savage/stevens 200 in .308 and save yourself the grief of it all. An original 1895 in 7x57 is a beautiful rifle a rebarreled one though could be unsafe at the worst and a handloading proposition at the best. BTW 7x57 is plentiful and you can get Norma delivered to your door for not much more then cheap .308 from walmart.
Maybe they were maybe they were'nt, maybe they were re heat treated or maybe not. It is a gamble. Maybe they have fired 20,000 rounds or maybe no one even headspaced em before they were put on the market.
Point being unless you are real sure you need a rifle rebarreled in a 3rd world country why bother?
Mostly, you guys just backed up some of the doubts I had, and pointed out some problems I didn't think of. Thank you for that. Really. I went for the Enfield instead. I really wanted it anyway. The other rifles were just my self-inflicted stall tactic.
The Chilean M95s in 7.62 were not rebarreled. The chamber was reamed out, a sleave inserted, braised and chambered and the barrel was rifled for 7.62. I have saw a cross section of a barrel where the forward joint on the sleave had been gas cut leaving the the barrel thin.
