A Perfectly Delightful Cartridge

Among the calibers that came from the military is the 7×57 mm Mauser.

It’s surprising how many of our most useful and reliable cartridges started life in the military. Some that quickly come to mind are the .45 Colt, .45 ACP, .308 Win., .223 Rem., and the glorious .30-’06 Sprg. And right in among those, I also have to add another great performer, the 7×57 mm Mauser. The 7×57 mm, although less popular in this country, is an excellent performer featuring good accuracy and moderate recoil.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 14:29and is filed under Guns & Ammo. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “A Perfectly Delightful Cartridge”

  • Marty Groves Says:
    October 20th, 2009 at 15:31

    I agree 100% IMR 4320,and 4350 are my powders of choice for this cartridge.

  • Jim Wilson Says:
    October 20th, 2009 at 16:14

    Thanks, Marty. And, thanks for taking time to comment.

  • Randy Myers Says:
    October 24th, 2009 at 15:56

    Thanks for the great article Jim on the 7×57 Mauser. My first “real rifle” at 12. It was a ’98 Venezualian Carbine. My dad picked it up at OTASCO for $28.00. That was almost 2 months wages as a paperboy. Then he helped me glass bed a Fajin Manlicher stock, and install a Timney trigger. Still a favorite Truck gun. Learned to reload on that caliber also.
    Randy Myers, Oklahoma.

  • Jim Wilson Says:
    October 26th, 2009 at 19:29

    Randy, it doesn’t get any better than that. We just don’t need magnums for 98% of what we do. If a fellow can shoot, he can kill game.

    Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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