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I bought a 6.5x57 pre-war WWII Mauser made by a Herm Weihrauch I think in Austria? I'm sure there is someone on here to fill in the blanks for me! It is mildly engraved and 1/3 octagon barrel will a full length integral rib, set triggers with claw mounts! I tried upload some pictures , but they are all to big! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Otis!
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You have my envy, the 6.5x57 mauser is a great cartridge that never made it big stateside
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Now I have them all, 6.5x55, 6.5x57, 7x57, 8x57, 9x57 and the 9.3x57 plus 2 9.3x62’s oh also a 1905 Mannlicher/Schnauzer 9x56 MS
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I'm in the process of putting together a rifle in 6.5x57, I've always like the cartridge. In fact, I bought ammo before I even started considering a rifle...found 10 or so boxes of loaded S&B ammo.
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Yeah I got the dies ,3 boxes of PPU, bag of new brass to boot
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6 x 57 is my favorite cartridge... probably because of its rarity in the USA..
Built mine on a Model 70 Long Action, that had been an 06. I put a heavy magnum contour barrel, 28 inches in length...
its like a 6.5 Creedmoor, but on a long action...
It'll reach out there......
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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I *really* want to build one on a CRF Win 70 action.
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"Russia sucks."
---- Me, US Army (retired) 12B & 51B
Russian Admiral said, after the Moskva sank, "we have the world's worst navy but we aren't as bad as our army".
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What? No 6.5x54mm M-S? This is a travesty, and this is the only 6.5mm cartridge I've handloaded. I'd pick up one in a Mannlicher Schonauer if I had the opportunity and funds were available.
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