I am somewhat interested to buy a rifle in 7x57. What manufacturers make rifles in this caliber? Is 7x57 made in anything without a Mauser action? Any recommendations?

Remington has sometimes made the Model 700 in 7X57, and Winchester has sometimes made the Model 70 in 7x57. I'm sure there are others too. If you go to gunsamerica.com, for example, and put 7x57 in the custom search option, you will turn up a number of 7x57 rifles, many of them not in Mauser actions.

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Thanks for the tip. I did just that. I guess there aren't many rifles around in this caliber as just a few (non custom) rifles popped up on the search.

Hi Harkm: In addition to the above mentioned rifles, Ruger manufactures the Mark II standard in 7x57mm Mauser and I just recently purchased a CZ550 American from CZ of America in Kansas City, Kan., in that caliber. There are several imports that have it in the 7x57mm Mauser, some of those are way out of my price range. The Ruger and CZ are in the $400 to $500 price range. It is the best little caliber I have run into. Guess that means I am one heck of a 7x57mm Mauser advocate. I know you can't go wrong with the caliber, but, it is most definitely a handloader's caliber, though Hornady does make a light mag in both American and Eurospec that kicks butt. If you do buy one you'll be joining what I consider an elite fraternity of hunters and shooters.

Ruger No. 1 single shots. TTS

I think the search engine at gunsamerica is case and space sensitive, so I suggest you try 7X57, 7x57, 7 X 57, and 7 x 57. Also, try just 7mm -- this will bring up a lot of other 7mms including the 7mm Remington Mags and 7mm Weatherby Mags and other wildcat 7mms. But at least this should get you a larger group of responses than what you received.

The 7x57 (also known as 7mm Mauser) caliber is one of the world's great ones, and most rifle makers have chambered rifles in it at one time or another.

If you handload, the 7 x 57 is the better choice, from a performance point of view. If you just use factory ammo, the 7mm-08 gives you more choices and performance. The Ruger is a good rifle generally. They used to have some accuracy problems, but now seem to be at least as good as any other domestic manufacturer. The Ruger #1 International with the Mannlicher stock in 7 x 57 would be my first choice from Ruger. - Dan

A friend of mine had a Ruger 7x57 that I was in love with, it killed deer as far as you could see them. Alas, it was given to a family member at his death, and they don't hunt, just wanted something of value. They later took it to a gun show and sold it for less than I had offered. Great gun, great cartridge.
Good luck and good shooting

I read somewhere on this forum that Ruger 77 rifles don't have an adjustable trigger. Is this true? I hope it isn't because the trigger is important in my opinion.

Harkm. The new Ruger triggers are not adjustable, but you can replace them with something else. I believe Timney makes one for the MK II Rugers.
You can add me to the 7x57 fan club. I have three. Nuff said?
Paul B.

Sako, Tikka, Heym. All good quality Euro bolt rifles with no frills.

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Regards

Richard

I have not heard the term 'Eurospec'. What is that? If I buy a 7x57 or say a 6.5 x 55, which I am considering doing, do I need to know something about chamber dimensions and die sizes?

Timney Trigger was an easy installation on my 6.5 swede. Much better than the military.
Also NEF makes a singleshot in 7x57 with a 24 inch barrel, priced at just under $200.

I own three CZ rifles 22 rimfire 22 Hornet, and 308. My CZ 308 model 550 heavy barrel is a real tack driver. All three are great shooting rifles. The accuracy with the CZ American is far better than the Ruger offerings I have owned.

Almost forgot the CZ rifles come from the factory with single set fully adjustable triggers, and mine work perfectly.

Reloader66, does CZ have a website? Where can I look at their rifles?

Hi, Harkm.

Look at this site.

www.czub.cz

I belive you can get every european rifle in 7*57

Good hunting.

Howdy: The Eurospec is a light mag version of the Hornady Light Magnum for the 7x57mm Mauser and the 6.5x55mm. The 139 grain bullet is loaded to a muzzle velocity of 2,950 fps, but I believe this is with a 26-inch barrel. If you are shooting with a 22 inch tube knock about 100 fps off this figure and whatever you do, DO NOT use these in anything but a modern rifle capable of the higher pressures. Now, for the CZ550 American. That's what I own in 7x57mm Mauser. It has a single set trigger which is really a neat little device, a 23.5 inch tube and 1x8.66 inch twist barrel. To be blunt, it is one hell of a rifle. I had to glassbed the action and freefloat the barrel, but after that it went from a 2.5 inch five shot group rifle to one that groups .68 inches to .75 inches with the 162 grain Hornady in handloads with H414, and that is while the thing is doing 2,820 feet per second. I'd have to say the action and barrel bedding was slopy on my particular rifle, but after the bedding job, that puppy shoots. It is not what I would consider a light mountain rifle. I have it topped with a Burris Fullfield 4x12. One of these days I want to re-finish the stock with Lindspeed Oil to a satin sheen after a boatload of winter work. I was very pleasantly surprised by the stocks on these rifles. I had read in another post that the CZ550 American stocks were somewhat Plain Jane Turkish Walnut stocks, but mine shows plenty of smokey streaks, tiger stripe and crotch figure in it. The darn thing is beautiful. CZ imports to CZ America in Kansas City, Kansas. Call information and they will get you the telephone number. Tell the customer service what you want (I would higly recommend the CZ550 American and not the European-styled model) and where you live and CZ will tell you your nearest dealer. I paid $485 for mine, but I had a Ruger Mark II across-the-board trade. I see on the internet in GunsAmerica and the like that you can pick them up for $429. Good luck. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact me. My e-mail is at the icons at the top of this post. Tom Purdom

Deerdogs,

Unfortunately when I looked SAKO and Tikka only list 7mm08's, I would have bought one otherwise.

I have a Ruger #1 and could not be more pleased. I did some work on the trigger and have a very nice 3.5 lb pull now. I replaced my Ruger M77 trigger with a Timney and love it too.

the finest 7x57s available are the Brno's made in the 1950's thru 70's..They are the Models 22F and 21M...They can be found in the gunlist quite often listed under English an European...They are presently bring from $800 to $1400...they are the finest commercial mauser (small ring) ever built and are of Custom rifle quality...I presently have one in 7x57 and 8x57..They have very long throats and can be loaded much hotter than standard chambered rifles can be..They all shoot little groups, never saw one that didn't....

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
atkinsonhunting.com

I have a Heym 7x57, it's a lovely rifle and shoots beautifully. I don't know if there's a US importer, but there is a website, www.heym-waffenfabrik.de
They do both straight pull and turnbolt models