What Have You Killed with the 7x57

[steve white]

My 7x57 is a sporter made in 1894. Ive only ever taken a single muledeer with it, but my grandfather took countless deer, elk, and pronghorn with it.

1894---pictures!

 

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Yesterday in Sweden: Mauser 66, 7x57, full stock version, Swarovski 1,5 - 6x42. And the chief of all Dachshunds!View attachment 707591

A very proud looking little dog .

 

[roklok]

Took my Paul Jaeger custom 7×57 on its first trip since I owned it. Killed 4 blacktails on POW island. Worked splendidly, but the oil finished stock wasnt the best for hunting in a week if near constant rain.

 

[KoedoePoesPienk]

Did the rain damage the finish, or did the stock warp?
Couldn’t you just put a few new coats of oil on the stock?

 

[roklok]

The stock didnt warp, but it raised the grain and darkened the wood near its interface with steel parts due to gun oil leaching into the stock finish. I had to wipe all steel parts down daily with oily rag. I am currently in the process of renewing oil finish, carefully knocked down raised grain with 320 sandpaper, have TimberLuxe oil finish on order.

 

[steve white]

The stock didnt warp, but it raised the grain and darkened the wood near its interface with steel parts due to gun oil leaching into the stock finish. I had to wipe all steel parts down daily with oily rag. I am currently in the process of renewing oil finish, carefully knocked down raised grain with 320 sandpaper, have TimberLuxe oil finish on order.

If I lived where you hunt, I would possibly thin Acraglas liquid 50% with acetone and let it soak into the wood like water. Then when you finish over that it WILL be waterproof. And I would for sure do it in the inletting. They use this method sometimes in Alaska.

 

[Arac]

I used a Brno 21H with 162 gr Kegelspitz RWS factory ammo on a nice bull moose. Range was about 200 yards, broadside. He jumped at the first shot and moved forward about 10 yards. I hit him again and a fell over. Both shots were behind the shoulder and through both lungs. I recovered the bullets from under the hide.

Picture perfect performance from the bullet: