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 Gun found in safe ????
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10/27/10 01:47 AM
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cthunter
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Found a rifle in a safe at my Aunts. The only marking on it is 7x57. Have never seen anything like it. What is it?
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: cthunter]
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10/27/10 01:59 AM
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tth_40
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
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10/27/10 02:00 AM
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bcwhit
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: bcwhit]
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10/27/10 02:02 AM
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Old_Town
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Sounds like some sort of Mauser.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: tth_40]
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10/27/10 02:02 AM
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cthunter
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No I don't. She told me it was custom built. Looks like any normal bolt action rifle, just no caliber marking that I am used to seeing. It is in great shape. It is up in PA along with a few others I will be getting. I like odd calibers, so I also found a 257 roberts.
Last edited by cthunter; 10/27/10 02:06 AM.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: cthunter]
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10/27/10 02:10 AM
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DallasShootingSupplies
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Definetly a mauser action. A ton of custom rifles were built on these actions.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: DallasShootingSupplies]
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10/27/10 02:16 AM
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cthunter
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When I get it I will post pics and hopefully figure out the cal.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: cthunter]
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10/27/10 12:48 PM
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If it's got "7X57" stamped on it then it's probably a 7mmX57mm (AKA: 7mm Mauser). Great deer caliber.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: LandPirate]
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10/27/10 12:55 PM
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Precision_Shooter
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7x57 is the caliber as LandPirate stated. It's more than likely a K98 Mauser action and maybe the barrel used on a custom build.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: Precision_Shooter]
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10/27/10 02:01 PM
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Eland Slayer
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Awesome find.....a 7x57 Mauser and a .257 Roberts?? Jeeez, wish I had an aunt like that!! lol
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
[Re: Eland Slayer]
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10/27/10 04:00 PM
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psycho0819
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Me to!
A lot of the older fellas will tell you when they came out with the 7MM08 all they did was reinvent the 7x57. So that might give you a little insight to the caliber and it's capabilities.
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Re: Gun found in safe ????
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10/27/10 04:10 PM
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sig226fan (Rguns.com)
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While it is true it is most likely a Mauser based gun... it's not definitely a Mauser, without seeing it or knowing it... There were other companies that made 7x57 guns...
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