A clean 09 Peruvian is a scarce item. Here's one I had refurbished by the late Tom Burgess, now in the capable hands of ForrestB and probably Duane Wiebe:



Un-pitted Mexicans aren't that common either, but that would still be my choice. I have an FN Deluxe 300Sav but the action is unnecessarily long, has a magazine block.

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Originally posted by fla3006:
A clean 09 Peruvian is a scarce item. Here's one I had refurbished by the late Tom Burgess, now in the capable hands of ForrestB and probably Duane Wiebe:

That would be the ForrestB of "a 1909 Peruvian would make a beautiful 300 Savage." I see he has follow through in his ideas.

I have found one or two 1909's in Italy, but they are military collector's type rifles that are for sale. It would be painful to take one apart.

The pain will be fleeting. The lifetime of enjoyment of your custom rifle will endure.

iiranger: Many years ago, I was a Browning dealer. Visited Morgan UT, spent some time with the engineers.."Off the record" Two borderline cartridges are: 243 Win and 264 Win Mag. Seems to me that Gerg Warne marketed some Swedes chambered for the 243...lotsa set back! This is an extermely hi pressure ctg. Experience seems to indicate this is not a good choice for the Swede....On the plus side..never heard of a dramatic failure

Warne marketed sporterized M96's in the original 6.5x55 and the family of 308 cartridges. I have one of them in the6.5x55, cheap, accurate gun. But I keep hearing that the .308 family chambered guns have setback.

FWIW Brownells markets pre threaded barrels by Shilen for the M96 in 250Sav, 6.5, 7x57, 300Sav & .35 Rem


Is the 257 Roberts much higher pressure than the 250Sav? Would it be safe to build one on the M96?

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
The pain will be fleeting.

There's another kind of pain which occurs to me. Is it true one can no longer import into the USA a Mauser with the thumb cut and clip slot? If so, buying one in Europe, to send it to Duane, may be the wrong way to go.

I read these posts and all the replies and comments, then I ask myself, "Why?" Only if and unless the rules in France are such that you cannot use either current or former military calibers, the 7X57 Mauser seems to be the obvious choice here.
My most vivid recollection of being in France many years ago was trying to find some ammo for a 32 Win. Special. Lots and lots of 30/30 but never found a single round for my 32 Spec.

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Originally posted by TrapperP:
Only if and unless the rules in France are such that you cannot use either current or former military calibers, the 7X57 Mauser seems to be the obvious choice here.

That is exactly the case, the 7 X 57 is classified as a military caliber in France (among scores of other nice calibers as well) and illegal for hunting.