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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Biggerhammer on October 07, 2012, 07:08:18 PM

Title: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: Biggerhammer on October 07, 2012, 07:08:18 PM: Grabbed a 7x57 that I'm going to be using this year(Truck rifle) and checked its zero today.This Mauser was given to me by my father 20+ years ago. He received it as a gift from his father on his 15th Christmas(1957) in Ellensberg(39.00 mail order) I shot allot of animals and varmints with it over the years. I'm comfortable with it out to 400yards with the 4x scope. I have other hardware for ranges beond that, it didn't do to shabby today for 300 yards and a 4x Redfield from the stone age. Loaded it up with 5 rounds, the first three were 150gr Hornady SP's which is what it was zeroed for. The last Two were Hornady 162 SP's that I wanted to see where their point of impact would be with the 150gr zero.

Everyone of them would have jacked a Mulie up. :tup:

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Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: Maligator on October 07, 2012, 07:16:24 PM: Yup, all in the kill zone. Nice job and it looks like your 162s are a better bet right now. ;)
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: coachcw on October 07, 2012, 07:23:23 PM: :tup: makes me wanna get the 8x57 out
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: 724wd on October 07, 2012, 07:53:50 PM: in a small ring, no less! is that a Spanish 93?
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: quadrafire on October 07, 2012, 07:55:19 PM: I have a 7x57 in a Ruger MKII (my son carries it) Nice shooting gun. I have a mauser in 8x57 topped with a 4x with a broken reticle that will shoot about 1.5 in at 100yrds. I can't believe it but it does.
I handload for both of them, and still need to finetune some loads.
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: Biggerhammer on October 07, 2012, 08:02:22 PM: Quote from: 724wd on October 07, 2012, 07:53:50 PM
in a small ring, no less! is that a Spanish 93?

Yep. :tup: Bedded with the step down 22" barrel.
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: coachcw on October 07, 2012, 08:06:21 PM: my 8x57 shoots on foot groups at 100 yards
Title: Re: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: quadrafire on October 07, 2012, 08:08:23 PM: Quote from: coachcw on October 07, 2012, 08:06:21 PM
my 8x57 shoots on foot groups at 100 yards
:chuckle:
Minute of Angler. LOL
Not the original MOA
Title: They don't all have to be hotrod and high-tech.
Post by: Austrian Hunter on October 07, 2012, 08:27:08 PM: Cool!! Love old guns and gadgets!!!