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07-07-2017, 08:49 PM
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Rem. 7x57
I bought this old Rem. rolling block in 7mm last Sunday. I took it out and shot it Wed, works like a new one.
Hdhic aka Cliff.
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07-07-2017, 08:56 PM
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Will try one more pic. The rolling block is pictured with my two
95 Chilean rifles. Cliff
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07-07-2017, 11:48 PM
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The 7mm RB was very common for military use in Latin American countries. I remember when they could be bought for about $10 each, but those were very often in poor condition with shot out/rusted out bores. Not too often seen today.
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07-08-2017, 03:13 AM
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I think the 7mm Rolling Block rifles were the last center fire RB's made. I believe they were called the No.7 Model.
I had several hundred rounds of pre WWI 7x57 Remington ammo, 175 grain RNFMJ with a nickeled jacket. It shot great out of every 7x57 rifle I ever had! It also did amazing things to ground hogs!
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07-08-2017, 06:05 AM
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7mm Mauser is such a classic old world round. Nice Rolling Block
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07-08-2017, 08:03 AM
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7X57mm
I can't say enough good things about the 7mm. Mauser cartridge. It is easy on the shoulder and deadly on game. For those of you who grew up during the Jack O'Connor years, his wife, Eleanor, accompanied Jack on many hunts and her preferred rifle was the 7mm., with which she had no difficulty filling her tags.
The only caveat is that if you're hand loading, you shouldn't use maximum loads intended for more modern bolt actions.
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07-08-2017, 10:12 AM
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Wife has a 7x57 Remington Mountain Rifle. What a dream! She's only shot one game animal: a 265 lb sow at 235 yards (running)=one shot with a Nosler Partition.
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07-08-2017, 12:28 PM
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All I can say is, cool! Enjoy that one.
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07-08-2017, 06:18 PM
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My 7mm Mauser speak for themselves. I like the small ring 93/95Chileans, the 1908 large ring Brazilian 7mm Mauser too. There so easy on the shoulder to shoot.
Because of its accuracy the 30-06 was copied from the 7mm Mauser. The 308/7.62 was copied from the 300 savage because of its performance.
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07-08-2017, 07:38 PM
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"The 308/7.62 was copied from the 300 savage because of its performance."
After WWII, the US military was looking for a shorter .30 cartridge with ballistic performance approaching that of the .30-'06 to allow making lighter and more compact combat rifles and machine guns. The .300 Savage cartridge (first designed and developed just after WWI to work through Savage's Model 99 lever action rifle) pretty well fit the bill of the commonly available cartridges of the post-WWII period. The military finally decided its new cartridge needed a longer case neck than the .300 Savage provided, so as to better stabilize the bullet when used in automatic weapons. So that's what they did - lengthened the .300 Savage's case neck by about 0.2". The 7.62mm NATO/.308 Win cartridge is nothing more or less than the .300 Savage but having a longer case neck (and a slightly different shoulder slope angle).
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07-22-2017, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBill
My 7mm Mauser speak for themselves. I like the small ring 93/95Chileans, the 1908 large ring Brazilian 7mm Mauser too. There so easy on the shoulder to shoot.
Because of its accuracy the 30-06 was copied from the 7mm Mauser. The 308/7.62 was copied from the 300 savage because of its performance.
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The Brazilians are some of the most beautiful of the 98 Mausers.
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07-31-2017, 12:25 PM
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My deer hunting rifle is an 1895 Mauser that I restocked, blued and scoped it. It drives in tacks!
My favorite and like it even better than my trusty ole thirty-thirty.
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