7.5x57mm rifle

[vmfrantz]

I saw a rifle chamberd in the 7.5x57. I dont know anything about the round. i.e. can you get ammo at a ok price? and is the caliber any good. the rifle itself was around 120. any help would be appreciated.

 

[bcbr]

Folks must be busy with the election.
What little I know it is a good medium sized game round .
It has killed a lot of folks.
Ammo is available at a bunch of places listed on this forum and others.
I saw a site listed surplus riles.com and
http://p067.ezboard.com/bmilitaryfirearmrestorationcorner
Dont ignore this site because of the title like I did .
Some one else here will be able to help a lot more than me

 

[rbernie]

I can think of the 7x57 Mauser, the 7.5x54 French, the 7.5x55 Swiss, the 7.65x53 Mauser, and the 7.35x52 Carcano - but I've never heard of a 7.5x57.....

Was this was a military surplus rifle? Do you recall anything about the name of the rifle itself?

 

[vmfrantz]

I think you are right. It was 7x57. I'm not familiar with the mil-surp. rifles. but the price seemed to fit for rifle for throughing in the truck.

 

[MrMurphy]

That's the "7mm Mauser". Common round for sporting use worldwide at one point and the common rifle round for military use in South America. With a proper load it'll drop anything deer sized without a problem.

 

[rbernie]

The 7x57 is presently one of my favorite rounds, and the round that I'll be hunting with this year. It's got enough punch for most non-dangerous game, moderate recoil, and it'll shoot bullet weights from 100gr to 175gr. It's a good round. You'll not likely find any cheap surplus ammo for it, but it's still not terribly expensive - say, $15/box on average.

There have been number of rifles chambered in 7x57. The 1893 and 1895 Mausers, for starters, along with some post-1898 Mausers and a bunch of commercial rifles. If it's an old surplus Mauser - keep in mind that it's between 100 and 115 years old, and have it checked out before you shoot it. Most decent condition but non-matching serial number '93-'95 Mausers will set you back around $200. For $120 - you better know what you're getting into.

 

[Bwana John]

I love my 7mm X 57mm Mauser. I have a Rem 700 Mnt Rifle that can be loaded to modern pressures. There is also a rimmed version for double rifles(7X57R), and a 6.5mm X 57mm (the 7mm Mauser necked down to 6.5) that is very popular in Europe.