Looking for factory ammo to be shot regularly in a 7X57 '95 Mauser in good shape- nothing hot, just something sensible given the usual warnings about small ring rifles.

I'm going to use this gun as a truck/stand rifle, figure deer/pigs/coyote at under 125 yards, the ammo doesn't have to be hot, just safe, for my purposes.

Thanks.

Unless your 95 has some unusual problem (which means it is unsafe to shoot at all) then any 7x57 factory ammunition you pick up will be well within its strength limits. Use whatever you like.

I don’t think original 7 mm Mauser ammunition was all that hot. Pg 28, of the Report Of Test Of Mauser Arms And Ammunition Relative To Pressures And Velocities by Whittemore, J.M. (1899) http://books.google.com/books?...gFHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA179. states that the Mauser Cartridges captured in Cuba had an initial velocity of 2200 fps.

When you get into Appendix 11, the Frankfort Arsenal contribution by Col Whittmore, you will find the weight of the Mauser projecticle is 173 grains.

Clearly we are reading about tests with the M1893 small ring rifle in 7mm Mauser and a service bullet of 173 grains.

Tests of German and French ammunition conducted in the “Mauser pressure gage” and the velocities were 2,166 and 2127 fps.

I looked up in my 48th edition Lyman handbook, for a 7mm Mauser with a 175 grain Jacketed, loads that develop around 2169, 2165 fps with various powders, the pressures are 33 Kpsia, 32.5 Kpsia

That is what I would use in these old rifles.

the factory's already took into account all those old rifles.
and keep thier pressures below the saami max.
if you reload and can get decent pressure data for your winchester etc rifles the x57 will shove a 140 to the 2800 fps and above speeds.