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I like old firearms, particularly those that are chambered for obsolete cartridges, I’m a hand loader so it’s just a matter of finding dies and buying or forming brass. I’ll post a couple and maybe some of you folks can add yours.
I’ll start with this one, it’s a J P Sauer and Son sporting rifle chambered in 9x57 Mauser, I think from pretty early in the 1900’s. This rifle was one my uncle bought back in the 70’s, I don’t believe he ever shot it. I’ve shot it with old Kynoch ammunition and it shot pretty well at 50 yards. I found a bunch of old RWS 9mm rifle bullets and necked up some new 8x57 brass but haven’t shot them yet. I may try deer hunting with it but it’ll need to be a fairly close shot, I tried it at 100 yards and I just couldn’t see well enough.
I’ll start with this one, it’s a J P Sauer and Son sporting rifle chambered in 9x57 Mauser, I think from pretty early in the 1900’s. This rifle was one my uncle bought back in the 70’s, I don’t believe he ever shot it. I’ve shot it with old Kynoch ammunition and it shot pretty well at 50 yards. I found a bunch of old RWS 9mm rifle bullets and necked up some new 8x57 brass but haven’t shot them yet. I may try deer hunting with it but it’ll need to be a fairly close shot, I tried it at 100 yards and I just couldn’t see well enough.