Just an old Mauser.

[tom black]

A few years ago I saw this little Mauser at an older friends house an immediately fell in love with it. To make a long story short, after he passed away I wound up with it. It is one of the very few guns I've ever owned that I cannot find some little something wrong with. It's as light as a feather an as close to perfection as you can get. Fit and finish are excellent. There are no runs in the finish, the checkering is absolutely flawless. Every screw slot on the thing runs with the long axis of the rifle. I don't have a clue who built it, but it wasn't his first rifle. There are only the proof marks on the receiver, serial number and date 1931. Plus on the barrel the calibre...275 Rigby. Which just happens to be one of my favorite all time cartridges. Loaded with a Nosler 150 Partition it is very accurate and deadly on deer. I have a profound weakness for the shadow line British style cheek piece. I even found a box of brass with the correct head stamp so I don't have to use 7x57 cases. Enjoy.
Tom Black

 

[Snake45]

Wow, that's a beauty! Not a fan of the crescent steel buttplate but that would be easily fixed (and you probably like it anyway). Congratulations on a great rifle, and shoot it in good health! :wink:

 

[tinman]

Very nice.....

 

[Paul B]

Wow, that's a beauty! Not a fan of the crescent steel buttplate but that would be easily fixed (and you probably like it anyway). Congratulations on a great rifle, and shoot it in good health! :wink:

I'll agree on the beauty. However, the .275 Rigby AKA 7x57 Mauser doesn't kick enough to worry about. Granted American ammo is underloaded but foreign ammo loaded to CIP (European) standards still do not kick very hard. One can even handload ammo that's a bit more stout than CIP standard and even then recoil is not unpleasant.

I load for and shoot three rifles in 7x57, a Ruger #1A, Winchester M70 Featherweight and a custom based on an FN Mauser action with European style stock with the schnable forearm tip. The Mauser has a horn butt plate and no pain from recoil. I do have another custom Mauser in .280 Remington that has a similar butt plate to the OP's and even with my somewhat very hot loads, a 160 gr. Speer Grand Slam at 2910 FPS recoil is not bad at all.

It was a sad day when Hornady dropped the 175 gr. round nose bullet from their line of bullets. The 7x57 loaded to original specs may not have thrilled velocity freaks but it killed game very nicely. Sierra once made a 170 gr. round nose that was very accurate and also killed game very nicely, neither tearing up good eating meat in the process.. 8)

Hint to the OP, if that rifle has a CIP spec throat, you might find heavier bullets just may give better accuracy. The late Jack O'Connor and his wife both liked the 7x57 and IIRC used the 160 gr. Speer Hot Cores in them. They used them for everything in that chambering even on African game.
Paul B.

 

[Mike J]

That is very pretty. It is just about the exact opposite of the 7x57 Spanish Mauser I have. A guy gave it to me in the late 80's. It was wrapped up with duct tape & spray painted black over the top of the tape. I messed around & refinished it but don't shoot it much as the sights are regulated for POI to equal POA at 300 yards & it would be a royal pain to scope it.

 

[Paul B]

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[WendyZXZ]

That is a very nice bolt action!

 

[Bob Wright]

That is "Just an Old Mauser" is the same vein as a classic old Packard is "Just an Old Car."

That is sheer beauty, first class all the way.

Bob Wright

 

[TRanger]

Absolute class.

 

[blackhawknj]

W.D. M. Bell is smiling down on you.

 

[bogus bill]

A first year 1937 Winchester 70 WAS in .22 hornet but someone before me made it .22 K hornet.

 

[bogus bill]

I meant to post this picture above but hit the wrong picture so edited it. This is a Mauser supream commercial action and is a custom built .270 win. Heavy rifle.

 

[gunman42782]

Super nice!

 

[tom black]

Thanks to all for the kind words, I appreciate them. Bill I love both of your rifles, especially the Model 70. Why on earth would anyone bother putting a recoil pad on a Hornet?
Tom