My little VZ 33 in 7x57

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Man, that rifle is so beautiful that I want to buy her a sports car and put her up in an apartment for just the two of us! ;-)

@cash_tx
I would prefer to hold and cuddle up to my wife and take that rifle out hunting. If it gets a few scratches it tells a story of enjoyable hunts. No use locking it away.
Bob

 

[Flewis]

@Flewis
Why???? It was made to hunt not hide in a safe. That would be a crying shame.
A bit like owning Bentley to keep in the garage while you dive a Chevy nova. No point.
Bob

Bob I headed out hunting in the pouring rain this morning. Not the place for that master piece. I would 4 wheel a Bentley first.

 

[xausa]

This is my 7X57, built on a G33/40 action by Harry Creighton and stocked by the Fajen custom shop in 1970. It has seen some hard use since then, including a trip to Africa in 1974, where it accounted for several head of plains game, including two brindled wildebeest in about a minute, the second one at a dead run, each with one shot. And this record book Peter's gazelle.

 

[SkullKeeper]

This is my 7X57, built on a G33/40 action by Harry Creighton and stocked by the Fajen custom shop in 1970. It has seen some hard use since then, including a trip to Africa in 1974, where it accounted for several head of plains game, including two brindled wildebeest in about a minute, the second one at a dead run, each with one shot. And this record book Peter's gazelle.View attachment 503946View attachment 503951

That is a beautiful piece with great history! Thank you for sharing that!

 

[F. Vaccaro]

This is my 7X57, built on a G33/40 action by Harry Creighton and stocked by the Fajen custom shop in 1970. It has seen some hard use since then, including a trip to Africa in 1974, where it accounted for several head of plains game, including two brindled wildebeest in about a minute, the second one at a dead run, each with one shot. And this record book Peter's gazelle.View attachment 503946View attachment 503951

That is beautiful, thanks for sharing!

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Very nice rifle.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

This is my 7x57mm Mauser- A Churchill Gunmakers Model Deluxe that was assembled in Karachi, Pakistan.

Yeah, we’ve had some great adventures together and will hopefully continue to in the long haul.

 

[7x57Joe]

My all time favorite cartridge for what I'm able to hunt and I just can't believe I have ever taken game with any other chambering that I couldn't have taken with like results using my 7x57!

 

[degoins]

This is my 7x57mm Mauser- A Churchill Gunmakers Model Deluxe that was assembled in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Those are some magnificent animals!! What bullet weight did you use?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Those are some magnificent animals!! What bullet weight did you use?

You’re too kind. I always opt for 170+Gr weight. Most of the game were taken with the old Winchester Super-X 175Gr cup & core soft nose factory loads (now discontinued). Except the gemsboks, which were taken with Sellier & Bellot 175Gr Nosler Partition factory loads. Unfortunately, I don’t think S&B makes them anymore.

It’s really sad, but 170+Gr factory loaded ammunition for the 7x57mm Mauser seems to be dying. Prvi Partizan discontinued their 173Gr factory load. P.M.P used to make a really good 170Gr factory load in S.A, but P.M.P is gone too.

It appears that the only currently manufactured heavy-for-caliber factory loads for the 7x57mm Mauser are-
Sellier & Bellot 173Gr S.P.C.E
Brenneke 177Gr T.I.G
Federal 175Gr Powershok (but I really, really disgust this one)

 

[rdog]

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Beautiful rifle great caliber.

 

[degoins]

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You’re too kind. I always opt for 170+Gr weight. Most of the game were taken with the old Winchester Super-X 175Gr cup & core soft nose factory loads (now discontinued). Except the gemsboks, which were taken with Sellier & Bellot 175Gr Nosler Partition factory loads. Unfortunately, I don’t think S&B makes them anymore.

It’s really sad, but 170+Gr factory loaded ammunition for the 7x57mm Mauser seems to be dying. Prvi Partizan discontinued their 173Gr factory load. P.M.P used to make a really good 170Gr factory load in S.A, but P.M.P is gone too.

It appears that the only currently manufactured heavy-for-caliber factory loads for the 7x57mm Mauser are-
Sellier & Bellot 173Gr S.P.C.E
Brenneke 177Gr T.I.G
Federal 175Gr Powershok (but I really, really disgust this one)

Thanks for the reply.
God willing, my wife, grandson and myself will be hunting with DeKlerk in June. I was thinking about taking my 7x57 as the only rifle if I can't hunt lion by then. My grandson wants to kill a zebra. I have some 175 Hornady bullets I can load for it. Has anyone heard anything good or bad about those?
If lions can still be hunted I'll take my .375.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Thanks for the reply.
God willing, my wife, grandson and myself will be hunting with DeKlerk in June. I was thinking about taking my 7x57 as the only rifle if I can't hunt lion by then. My grandson wants to kill a zebra. I have some 175 Hornady bullets I can load for it. Has anyone heard anything good or bad about those?
If lions can still be hunted I'll take my .375.

Hornady Interlock 175Gr is a very good bullet, assuming that you put a proportionate charge of powder in the case. Federal uses this bullet for their Powershok line of 7x57mm Mauser ammunition. But they put in a really small charge of powder. Velocity is advertised as 2390fps, but it's actually 2226fps (I chronographed the velocity out of my Churchill and also a friend's BRNO ZKK600).

I know that you'll do really well. Based on my personal experiences in the field with all the lions that I've shot with a .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, my favorite lion bullet has to be the 300Gr Nosler Partition hands down. Least favorite lion bullet is the Barnes T.S.X.

 

[degoins]

Hornady Interlock 175Gr is a very good bullet, assuming that you put a proportionate charge of powder in the case. Federal uses this bullet for their Powershok line of 7x57mm Mauser ammunition. But they put in a really small charge of powder. Velocity is advertised as 2390fps, but it's actually 2226fps (I chronographed the velocity out of my Churchill and also a friend's BRNO ZKK600).

I know that you'll do really well.

Thank you again sir.

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

Hi SK,

A PERFECT 7mm Mauser rifle to me! Nothing I would change. Congrats!

CF

 

[Silvine]

Sweet rifle nice piece of wood also. Nothing better to me than a Mauser rifle.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

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Beautiful rifle. Congrats.

 

[Jon Glajchen]

Thanks for the reply.
God willing, my wife, grandson and myself will be hunting with DeKlerk in June. I was thinking about taking my 7x57 as the only rifle if I can't hunt lion by then. My grandson wants to kill a zebra. I have some 175 Hornady bullets I can load for it. Has anyone heard anything good or bad about those?
If lions can still be hunted I'll take my .375.

I loaded a batch of the Hornady 175 gr round nose bullets in in my FN Mauser 7x57. Shot very accurately at about 2550 fps. I shot numerous species of game with them in the bushveld. They worked well.
I have one recovered point from a large Waterbuck shot on the Matlebaas River in Limpopo. It was a frontal chest shot at under a 100m and the animal dropped immediately.

 

[degoins]

I loaded a batch of the Hornady 175 gr round nose bullets in in my FN Mauser 7x57. Shot very accurately at about 2550 fps. I shot numerous species of game with them in the bushveld. They worked well.
I have one recovered point from a large Waterbuck shot on the Matlebaas River in Limpopo. It was a frontal chest shot at under a 100m and the animal dropped immediately.

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Looks like perfect performance to me. Thanks for the info.

 

[F. Vaccaro]

I loaded a batch of the Hornady 175 gr round nose bullets in in my FN Mauser 7x57. Shot very accurately at about 2550 fps. I shot numerous species of game with them in the bushveld. They worked well.
I have one recovered point from a large Waterbuck shot on the Matlebaas River in Limpopo. It was a frontal chest shot at under a 100m and the animal dropped immediately.

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My favorite bullet in the 7X57!