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Offline Scotsman1886

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Chilaen 1912
« on: February 14, 2005, 05:07:03 PM »
well with high hopes I bought another 7x57 mauser, I was disaponited with the Chilaen 95 I had as I was afraid to load it to hot. I was lucky enough to find a Styer 1912 in 7x57. I hope it will shoot well.
Any ideas on where I can get info on the 1912?
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Offline Stan in SC

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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2005, 09:43:27 PM »
You found a 1912 that is still 7MM?Most of the were converted in 1961 to 7.62X51NATO.Good find.For information you will want to try "Mauser Military Rifles of the World" by Robert Ball.This really the definitive work on Mausers.
I have a copy if I can help just post questions here.

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I had an 1895 Chilean Mauser once.
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2005, 12:54:12 PM »
I had a beat up, low serial number 1895 Chilean carbine in 7 X 57 years ago.  I really liked that rifle as a shooter.  Traded it off as my Swedish  M-96 satisfied most of my shooting needs in the small bore Mauser area.  On occasions there are some modern guns like the Ruger 77 that are offered in 7 X 57, if you really want to hot load that nice cartride up in a state of the art rifle.  :D
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Chilaen 1912
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2005, 12:57:35 PM »
I had the chance to fire one of the .308 conversions the other day. didn't leave much of an impression other than I didn't like the sights
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2005, 03:30:51 AM »
Why load the 7mm hot??  It will perform ok with normal loads in the 95 chilean w/29" barrel for sure.  When we load hot we do lose some accuracy in the process plus the extra speed does mean more barrel wear too.  If your hunting its about that first shot placement being on the money.  "One shot one kill"  I have to admit i did load max loads when i first started reloading and had poor accuracy too.  But when i cut the charge back a few grains the accuracy came in pronto.  If you want more power out of the 7mm then there's the 7mm remington mag. with more recoil of course.  The 7mm(7x57) mauser is one of my favorite rounds and its one of the flatest shooting rounds too.  Thats why they copied the 30-06 from it.        BigBill

As far as new guns in the old calibers Mossberg just came out with a bolt action rifle again.  I have an older one from the 70's and its been awesome and still shooting the same nickle sized groups for 30+ years now.  Mossberg's new bolt action rifle  is model 100 "ATR" ( all terrain rifle) and it comes in 270win. and 30-06 right now and sells for around $244 w/scopemounts.  Its made in the USA by the same people who make the maverick shotguns in Texas. I just emailed them about offering one in 7.62x39 for a youth gun.  I also suggested two more in 6,5 swede and 7mm mauser too with 24" or 26" barrels.  We can try right?
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