Mar X Mauser:Love at 1st sight!(big pics)

[longbranch*]

Took me all of 30 seconds to decide to buy this a couple weeks ago. Interarms Mark X Mauser in my favorite caliber, 7X57. Hope it shoots as good as it looks. I'll call it my "Poor-man's .275 Rigby". I plan to bring this and my .375 Taylor Mauser to Alberta for Ek/deer this September.
Geoff

 

[tjhaile]

Looks a lot better than the ones Remington brought in as the Model 798!

 

[Why not?]

That is the Whitworth Deluxe stock. Nice score!

Ted

 

[Boomer]

I had a Whitworth Mark X in .458, but I swapped it because the wood was so pretty it hurt me to take it outside. Lovely rifle Longbranch, and yes that one should be referred to as a Rigby!

 

[Pat Brennan]

Nice rifle Geoff, didn't take you long to find another 7x57! You do have some good sources!

 

[X-fan]

Very nice "Rigby"!

Good score!

 

[longbranch*]

My 7X57

Well thanks for the kind words guys. Sure hope it shoots now, maybe this week I'll get to the range.
Geoff

 

[martinbns]

Gorgeous.

 

[mr mauser]

yes very nice

 

[hansol]

She looks like my Taylor's little sister! Very classy.

 

[Carbine]

....Old school and beautiful.......fantastic score. 30 seconds? Took your time!

 

[longbranch*]

Mark X

....Old school and beautiful.......fantastic score. 30 seconds? Took your time!

Yes I was little off my game. Took it to the range finally today. With a Leupold Vari-X 2.5-8, at 75 yard backstop, the first and second shot 1/2" apart, the third brought group to 1"! This was with 139gr Hornady's behind 45gr's IMR 4064. Off to a good start.
Geoff

 

[Carbine]

Thanks for the range report!

It will do better than that, and I'm sure you will get it sorted. I can't think of a neater caliber that I would rather have in that rifle.........

 

[Duffy]

I have a Mark X in 7X57 that came in a full Manlichner stock. I shot some black bears with it before I got married but my wife has taken it over since. At a gun auction I saw a nice "mauser/mark X" stock and I picked it up fairly cheap. I slipped in the Mark X and took it to the range. (It was almost like getting a new gun) It shot well and I started out the season carrying it.

I have done some handloading for it and could never get better groups than I could with federal factory 175 grain bullets. Someone mentioned that the throat of the chamber may be cut to shoot well with the longer bullets.

 

[kjohn]

That is a beautiful rifle. My hat is off to you, sir.

 

[johnes50]

Nice rifle Geoff, I never did get a chance to look at it properly before you bought it. John.

 

[killswithkimber]

That is a sweet looking rig

 

[gunrunner100]

I have a Mark X in 7X57 that came in a full Manlichner stock.

Whatcha doin' with the extra stock? Wanna sell it?
P.S.- nice score Geoff!