Keep in mind the "urban legend" type carp that gets passed around by people that wouldn't know headspace if it bit them.Īs to safety, again absent a smith's inspection, I'd say it should be fine The. It's more that I just like having the 7x57 to play with. It's a project gun, I've put a synthetic stock on it, a timmney trigger and set it up for a scout scope. The other was sporterized, barrel shortened and a more modern stock. Anyone who tells you it's safe or not safe without touching the gun themselves is talking out of their Hammack Senior Member Dec 17, Actually I bought two.īoth 7x One was a stock military style version which I have since sold. No one who hasn't seen the gun and doesn't have the tools to inspect it properly has a valid opinion. If you have doubts, have a qualified gunsmith check it out. They claimed that the guns they sold had all been checked and were within spec for safe shooting.
Why not do a chamber cast and slug the tube? My Chilean is from SG from that time frame also. I have one in 7x Like any gun if it's been abused or improperly modified there can be problems.īut as issued there should be no problem and being rebarreled for. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.Ĭhilean Mauser in Thread starter dawg2 Start date Dec 16, Anybody have any info onthese? Safe or not? I get conflicting reports. This will tell you just how far the bullet has to "jump," in order to catch the rifling.Forum Home. If the case comes out with the bullet still in it rather than it having stuck in the riflingyou can compare it to a factory-loaded case. Absent the proper gauge, I suggest just barely seating a jacketed bullet into an empty, unprimed case, and slowly closing the bolt on it until you feel resistance. Then, you'd need to investigate the barrel's lede. What's it's original bore size? Was it made for a 7. European Mausers were properly strong actions, made of good steel and correctly heat-treated. I don't have a reference for, specifically, Chile. Joined Feb 6, Messages 10, Reactions Points So, Eli, it's a European-made Mauser. Figured this is about my best source on the web, so what say ye? Please direct me to thread if this is old news and thanks in advance. I have a couple of boxes of Remington Low Recoil. General consensus seems to be "if you gotta ask, don't do it! Since then I have been all over the net trying to find out if the gun is safe for modern.
Ok, so I got one of these cool mausers for just over bucks. Thread starter EliWolfe Start date Jun 25, Joined Nov 20, Messages Reactions 0 Points 0. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. Media New media New comments Search media.