ahoyza

Hi! I have posted before bout my 1895 Chilean. Thanks everyone for your advise. I now have an Accurate '95! So now that it is accurate, I have moved on to pretty & comfy. I have purchased a beautiful small ring boyds prairie hunter laminated stock. I need to fit & finish it. I really like it. It seems to need inletting towards the rear of the action and has extra room at the front, any advise? Tru oil or spray? Also I want to post pics but have found taking pics of rifles a challenge to, any advise? Thanks, Ahoyza ps next project is vz24 scout.

I have a sporterized 7x57 I have been fiddleing with for 25yrs. Some of you may have read my other posts, I am slowly getting it to shoot straight (er!) thanks for your help. It had a bubbaized original stock. Well, at a store about an hour from here a '91 argentine is on sale for $99. It is sporterized and the barrelled action is in awful shape. But the stock is drop dead sexy! It looks like a Waetherby MK1 style! So you know what I was wondering. Does anyone think this project would be doable for a newbie like me. I found lots of info about small ringers but the 91 is never mentioned. Help please. Thanks!

Gitano, Could you tell me more about the pressure sensing? Thanks, ahoyza

So I have gone through 20 years of trial and error to come to the conclusion my 1895 chilean mauser hates pointed bullets. See my post .284 vs .285. This am the question popped into my mind: when did they invent (put in production) pointed bullets anyway? I bet my rifle was designed for round nose. Anybody else have a model 95? Will yours shoot pointies ok? Thanks, ahoyza

Bullseye! Thanks one and all for the updates and info. I bought an old box of 139g hornady FLAT NOSE bullets! (Designed for the oddball 7mm lever action rifle) Shot well over 4350 And excellent with "gallery load" 9g of pistol powder. (holes touching at 50yds) Next test is to try some 175's Thanks all.

Iv'e heard good things about the bold trigger. Will their 94 / 96 model fit my Chilean 1895? Anyone have comments on the bold trigger? You guys have been great at answering my questions so I'll keep asking them. Thanks, ahoyza

How short can a 7x57 or 8x57 barrel be and still provide reasonable accuracy? I have seen factory 8mm as short as 19" I have only seen one short 7mm factory barrel in my life. (Mannlicher-Schoen. sporter) Would 358 or 35 whelen work well short? I am not worried about muzzle blast or recoil at this time. Thanks- ahoyza ps once my brainstorming turns into progress I will post pics

Will a vz-24 take a standard k98 bolt? I have a straight bolt vz-24. Should I bend it's bolt or buy a bent one? I want to sporterize it. No the numbers don't match. Its chop fodder. -ahoyza

Update! I measured the throat and it is way long. I'm looking for 175g round nose bullets, will post results when I get 'em. Bet that'l do it. Sold the new black lightweight 30.06 and traded it for a vintage Ruger #1. Serious wood and metal, you all would love it. (But now I get to figure out what ammmo it likes, seems like high end of charge table loads, but that is for another forum!) The 2nd ammendment only applies to the militia, and the militia is called the United States of America!

Jeff H. I think you are right about the muzzle, it shoots good with euros so it must be ok. As far as longer heavier bullets, I follow your logic and am planning on trying 175's. But why then do european 139 grains shoot well? The overall length on those are even shorter than the american factory ammo! I dunno if Ive ever been as zealous to figure something out as this, perhaps because its been a 20+ year issue! Another difference is the brass. Winchester brass takes a #1rcbs shellholder, euro's take #11. There must be a small difference there. I may load some up with the european brass and give it a whirl. Even when it shoots bad I love that action! -Ahoyza.

99-100, I've had it since the late 80's. It consistently shoot well with european ammo not american, but its hard to find. Do you have a chilean? Is it sporterized? -ahoyza

hey 99-100 What am I looking for in the muzzle?

Thank you guys for the info. Yes I will investigate your ideas about my innacuracy challenges with american bullets. As far as grouping: 2" with european ammo 12-24" with american factory or american handloaded bullets. (50yds) No, no oblong bullet holes, just the usual. No, my sights are not off, I use a 3x scope and shoot 2" groups with the euros. I belong to a gun club and 50 yards is as close as I can get! A guy at work suggested I buy a new rifle. Well mine is like new, its only 116! (I have a new S&W Ibolt, its accurate as heck, weighs less than my mauser's extracter, but it is for sale. I like mausers!) I have a shoestring budget, tell me what you think of the following experiments: 1) Take calipers to a gun show and buy some .285 ammo or bullets and try them (likely european). 2) Match American bulleted handloads as close as I can to euro (same oal, grains, powder type). 3) Just try other powder / bullet combos Watcha think. Thanks for the forum _ahoyza

Thanks for all the info folks. I forgot to mention part of my crisis is that I only have 8 european rounds left! Yes, it could be a charge or bullet weight issue. I may try some 175's as original military rounds are 173. What is the best way to measure lands? Thanks for the info on bullet bumping, I will try it when I get around to moulding. I could borrow a chrono but the american bullets shoot so bad i'm afraid I'd hit it ... does it tell you which direction bullets fly? I just can't put that mauser down! -ahoyza aka Mr.MauserHowzer

Iv'e been a Mauser fan my whole life. Ive had a 1895 Chilean 7x57 for over 20 years. It shoots well with european ammo. (2" at 50yrds, 3x scope) And NOT with American ammo (like miss the whole target bad!) I was leaning towards case length and headspace UNTIL I came across an authoritative website that says european 7mm's are .285 vs .284 for American. So I grabbed the old calipers and SHO NUF the American bullets were .284 and .285 for euro's. Trying to find .285 bullets, I found you can get them from South Aferica but at about $2ea. You can mould 7mms at .285 or .286, but I have yet to undertake that hobby. Any input on this subject I will be VERY grateful for, I really don't want to retire my 116 yr old rifle, it's brand new! -Ahoyza aka mr.mauserhowzer