39.00 mail order 7x57, 4x optics clips Rockchuck at 322 yards.

[Biggerhammer]

Not to shabby for a old 7x57 Mauser that was handed down to me by my father when I was 15 and given to him by his father for Christmas in Ellensberg when he was 15.  Still super accurate, reminds me no matter how hi-tech or the amount I dump into custom rifles and optics. It all started with the basics.😉

[Biggerhammer]

162gr Hornady on top of H4350 and a Federal 210 match. 👍

[Huntboy]

Nice shooting.

[high country]

When I shot precision rifle with macej szerbiak, he would qualify the practical rifle course with an open sighted 8mm Mauser......and do it well.

[Biggerhammer]

Years ago I used to watch some of the old boys shooting 3 position at 600 yards with open sights and M1 Grande's. I was always impressed with their shooting and ability to read the wind. Some impressive stuff you don't see much of anymore.

[Bwana Bob]

Bought a Mexican M-93 Mauser in 7x57 from Montgomery Wards back in 1967 in upstate NY for $15. I was 17 yrs old then.That rifles steel butplate kicked the *censored* out of me. It cost me $30 to have Williams sights put on it. I traded it for a Marlin 336 in 44 mag. In 1975 I bought a Ruger m-77 in 7x57 and then a Winchester M-70 featherweight in 7x57 in 1987. I still have the Winchester and with it I shot a lot of deer, 2 caribou, a bear and a goat here in WA in 1992, along with several African antelope. I feel with good hand loads it gives nothing up to a 270 or 06 for deer sized animals. Less recoil in a light weight gun with many good bullets to choose from. I'll keep that rifle until I can no longer hunt.

[762Armo]

Very Nicely done Sir.

I'm thinking of getting a new a scope for my rifle, but often think about the olden days, when people hunted with no scopes, or I think of the crazy military snipers, like "White Death" for example, then I tell myself that I shouldn't need a new scope. haha.

[mountainman]

Almost as much fun as dumping them at 1500 yards!

[jackelope]

This thread says a lot.

Good stuff.

[mountainman]

Yes it does! Have actually been admiring some nicely figured wood guns more then the synthetics!

[CastleRocker]

I've got one almost exactly like that!  About the same story too, except this one was brought back after WWII as a souvenier, then "sporterized" on the back porch with a hand saw for the stock and a hack saw for the barrel.  Still has the straight bolt handle.  My Dad put a peep sight on it when I was a kid.  Was the first "big" rifle I ever shot. 

[Dan-o]

That's cool to have a heritage rifle.  It's got to be extra cool knowing grandpa and dad shot it.Thanks for sharing.

I lost out on the only two heritage weapons I wanted:

My grandpa was a pheasant hunter and I love tagging along as a kid.   After he died I wanted his Browning A-5 (would have outbid anyone) but the family member in charge just sold it.  It wasn't malicious, bu tI was/am bummed.

My dad was a 1 rifle guy.   Old Sako 30-06.  It went to my older brother and was lost in a cabin fire.

[Biggerhammer]

My father had a 30-06 when I was younger. He received as a gift from some of the Weatherby family he used to hunt with in Alaska. They had asked him his favorite cartridge while on a hunt and shortly after the hunt a new Custom Weatherby 30-06 was delivered to him. He shot that rifle twice and it sat in the safe for years, he said it was to nice to carry in the field.  I have no idea what became of that rifle.