7mm mausers?

[ccsniper]

A local gunstore has an old spanish mauser for 125 OTD, they were closing and I didn't get a good look at it. It has been sportered but it was done fairly well and I don't really care for it to be in perfect shape. I have always wanted a 7mm mauser rifle but have yet to find one till today. All I know is it looked good and had a pretty clean bore. My question is, are there any military mausers out there in 7mm that would be unsafe to fire? I will find out more on this rifle tomorrow but for now I just need to know if any are possibly dangerous.

Thanks

 

[wgaynor]

My Dad has a 7mm Mauser that I have been fascinated with. Flat trajectory, accurate, and drops a deer without problems. I think he bought it from Sears for $100 or less.

All around awesome rifle. Might be next on my wish list.

 

[Cryogaijin]

Factory 7x57 ammo generally will say if it is modern high pressure ammo or designed for old .mil guns. In my r700 I handloaded a good 15% hotter than most factory ammo, and never ran into any problems. The brass is capable of good pressures, the old guns occasionally aren't. The ammo factories know this, thus the labeling.

 

[browningguy]

It should be good with any of the US manufactured 7x57 as they download it just for this reason. If it's a '98 type action it is good to go with any modern ammo, including the European.

 

[GCBurner]

I've shot a lot of factory Remington 175gr. CoreLokt ammo from my Spanish Model 93 (made in 1937) without any problems. I keep my reloads at about the same level, using 160-175gr softpoints over IMR 4895.

 

[Ignition Override]

Did the bolt number match?

If you bought the rifle then bought a Go or Field Gauge and the gun somehow failed the check, I don't know whether a gun smith could help, without trying bolts from other rifles.

 

[ccsniper]

I didn't even make it too the gun store today, but I did call and it is a 93 mauser. Any good info on em guys?

 

[Uncle Grinch]

The 93 Mauser, especially the Spanish versions are probably amoung the weakest of the small ring Mausers available. They quality and gas handling attributes leave much to be desired, especially compared to the 98 Mauser. They are cock on closing. control round feeding actions and are designed to handle lower pressure rounds like the 7x57 (USA loads only), 6.5x55, 250 Savage, 300 Savage and similar rounds.

They can be made into decent sporters, if in good condition. Some were Geman made and are the most desirable. Variations include the Chiliean, Brazilian (rare) and of course, the Swedish Mausers, of wich many consider the finest and strongest of thes small ring actions.

$125 OTD is a fair price, for a sporter, if it's in good shape and I would buy it.

 

[Mobuck]

Needless to say, the Mausers improved in the later versions. I have several of the 93/95 type actions that provide decent service within their limited strength parameters.
Do you want/need a heavy, weak, possibly heavily worn military rifle with limited potential? That's peeling it right down to the bone.
I own and use a couple of 7x57 hunting rifles(one on a military 98 action and one factory Interarms MkX) and use modern level handloaded ammo in them. Very good deer rifles that have put a lot of deer in the freezer. I wouldn't consider myself handicapped using one of these as my only rifle for big game hunting as long as I could build my own ammo(or use Hornady superformance).

 

[tahoe2]

Mobuck and Uncle Grinch speak the truth, those old mausers are fine within their parameters(30-30, 300 Savage class).
I have two of them, and think they are great for deer (and other animals in that class); if you want modern performance
(280 Rem class) you need a modern action. At that price I wouldn't hesitate, just know what you're getting into.
Otherwise if you need more power, look elsewhere.

 

[Ignition Override]

Is it a Chilean? The Spanish often have the Oviedo, maybe La Coruna designation.

In a friend's collection of about thirty rifles, all of which are milsurps in excellent or mint condition, he has a Chilean, which is his only 7x57.
Watching "iraqiveteran8888" on his Youtube Channel hitting a gong from 400 yards with iron sights, it seems like an attractive rifle
with an effective round.