What Have You Killed with the 7x57

[F. Vaccaro]

I have only taken deer with the 7X57, but it is very thorough. Mule deer, Blacktail deer & Whitetail. I would not hesitate to use it on elk. I’m another who likes the 175gr RN.

 

[forshoes]

A South Carolina feral hog with my Ruger Hawkeye African (marked .275 Rigby). Sierra 160 gr GameKing over 40 grains of Match Rifle did the trick. Getting ready to hunt Africa!

 

[Joker12]

A couple of pickup truck loads of whitetail deer with a Ruger#1A using the Hornady 154gr interlock at 2700fps.

 

[Aaron N]

A friend of a friend of a friend took around 1000 elephant…

 

[Kraut]

Did you ask the friend of your friend about his .256 Mannlicher?
Asking for a friend.

 

[MS 9x56]

Nothing yet as I recently aquired my first 7x57 I can’t wait to take her dancing and see how she handles.

 

[degoins]

I think I might have posted this on another thread, but anyway.......

 

[Rare Breed]

So glad to see you’ve taken an Eland with yours. I have 140, 154 and 170 grain. Which did you use for your Eland please?

My 7x57 is my favourite rifle and has taken: Sprinbok (50+), Impala (10), Warthog (7), Kudu(6), Black Wildebeest(1), Gemsbuck(7), Blesbok (4) and Eland (1). My best load is 150gr BarnesTSX @2600fps.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Some photos of my adventures with my 7x57mm Mauser Churchill Model Deluxe over the years.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Some photos of my adventures with my 7x57mm Mauser Churchill Model Deluxe over the years.

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Very nice.

 

[WAB]

I’m not gonna lie, I’m just a little jealous of the tiger!

 

[Wheels]

Tiger with a 7x57 is not something many people that are still alive have ever done.

You are in a shrinking fraternity.

Really cool.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

I’m not gonna lie, I’m just a little jealous of the tiger!

Thanks, Wab. He was my third and last man eater. Here’s the second one.

I have the first one’s photo in my album. Will take a snap of that one too, in the future.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Tiger with a 7x57 is not something many people that are still alive have ever done.

You are in a shrinking fraternity.

Really cool.

Believe me. I’d much rather have preferred to use a .375 Holland & Holland Magnum and 300Gr Nosler Partitions. The striped bastard wouldn’t have needed 3 hours to die and would have spared me and my men one hell of a tracking job. Luckily, we found him about 30 minutes before sundown.

 

[rookhawk]

Believe me. I’d much rather have preferred to use a .375 Holland & Holland Magnum and 300Gr Nosler Partitions. The striped bastard wouldn’t have needed 3 hours to die and would have spared me and my men one hell of a tracking job. Luckily, we found him about 30 minutes before sundown.

Obviously the bullet makes a big difference, but I have noticed strengths and weaknesses with the 7x57 and the 7x64 both using the same bullets. The advantage of the 7x57 is moderate velocity which allows for a slow wound channel, typically good expansion even in thin skinned animals. The 7x64 is a considerable uptick in velocity which allows it to do amazing things. My young son used a 7x64 when he was 9 on a mature eland and the bullet did expand and zip right into the heart, however it did not make a drop of blood and tracking was slow. On the other hand, the 7x64 is moving so fast it doesn't work very well on deer in the event of a broadside shot that hits no bones...passes through like a solid.

For these reasons, I love using my 7x57mm and for the other reasons, my son uses his 7x64mm with the very same projectiles but with different effects.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Obviously the bullet makes a big difference, but I have noticed strengths and weaknesses with the 7x57 and the 7x64 both using the same bullets. The advantage of the 7x57 is moderate velocity which allows for a slow wound channel, typically good expansion even in thin skinned animals. The 7x64 is a considerable uptick in velocity which allows it to do amazing things. My young son used a 7x64 when he was 9 on a mature eland and the bullet did expand and zip right into the heart, however it did not make a drop of blood and tracking was slow. On the other hand, the 7x64 is moving so fast it doesn't work very well on deer in the event of a broadside shot that hits no bones...passes through like a solid.

For these reasons, I love using my 7x57mm and for the other reasons, my son uses his 7x64mm with the very same projectiles but with different effects.

Indubitably.
I used this on the tiger in ‘89.

 

[WAB]

Thanks, Wab. He was my third and last man eater. Here’s the second one.
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I have the first one’s photo in my album. Will take a snap of that one too, in the future.

Outstanding. Were you allowed to keep the hides?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Outstanding. Were you allowed to keep the hides?

Unfortunately, no. The hides had to be returned to the Ministry of Forests (as per government policy). But I can take a photo for you. The hide of the last man eater which I shot (in 1989), is currently at the Museum of Natural History in Satkhira. Along with the tag (the kill-order issued for the man eater by the Ministry of Forests).

I was allowed to keep the teeth, though. I still have them and posted a picture of them here, last year.

 

[WAB]

What a great experience. Thank you for
Sharing your memories with us!

 

[degoins]

I’m not gonna lie, I’m just a little jealous of the tiger!

I'm a lot jealous!! To me, tiger is the ultimate big game animal.