7x57 on mauser 98 action

[andy262]

What do you guys think of a mauser 98 action rifle and its chammbered in a 7x57 i know very little about the caliber but its a very nice gun deep gloss blu, barrel is floating in glass and the stock is custom thumbhole made by my grandpa. I want to know what this cartridge was made for, He used it for whitetails in PA

[kyelkhunter3006]

The cartridge is originally a military catridge, like many fine rounds started out.  You can safely say that the 7x57 has cleanly taken anything that walks, crawls, flies, swims, and slithers around the world.  It is an excellent round for just about any game, and almost the perfect round for deer, IMHO.  In a fine rifle like you describe, it's even better.

[andy262]

cool its only ever been shot twice,  Its mint super nice stock Zeiss Scope ect........ it shots good whats kinda range can i expect to kill an animal with it at

[Mikey]

The 7x57mm Mauser in the 98 action is often referred to as the perfect rifle.  Excellent cartridge and ballistics with little recoil in an action that can handle magnum caliber rounds.  The 7x57 is an excellent hunting cartridge out to about as far as you can see them but I usually limit my shots to 200 or so yds and the 7x57 is easily capable of that.  HTH.  Mikey.

[andy262]

thanks

[drdougrx]

Hi Andy!

I've got one and never looked back.  There are pics of it on my web site below.

[7x57mm]

Andy I used my 7x57mm and 160 grain bullet handloads to kill an elk at 325 yards with a single, broadside shot. I also used it on whitetail deer, mule deer, antelope, wild pigs, javalina, coyote and wild turkey. It has a mild recoil and is an excellent caliber for a wide variety of game. It is, however, a handloader's proposition because the ammunition manufacturers, with the exception of Hornady and a couple of others, download the caliber. Reloaders can safely reach 3,000 feet per second velocity with 140 grain projectiles, yet, ammo makers keep it down to 2,660 fps, which is still plenty good to take deer. A professional African hunter in the early1900s knocked off several hundred elephants with the cartridge with perfect brain shots. It just gets the job done. Hang on to that treasure of yours. Regards ... Tom Purdom

[andy262]

Ohh i have no plan on selling it, ill post a pic of it its is the nicest gun i have i had it appraised at a local gun shop $1300 they told me and i told them ohhh okay,  I took it out shooting the other day shoots perfect at 200 yards i can cover 5 shots with a quarter

[kyelkhunter3006]

Sounds like a nice rig. Post a pic so we can drool over it....