My first centerfire rifle was a 7X57 purchased at "Ye Old Hunter" on Prince Street along the the Potomac River in Alexandria, Va.
As I recall the Mauser model 95 carbine was made for Chile as a saddle gun with it's 19 inch barrel and nose cap. The price was $19.95 and full metal jacket ammo was $7.00 a hundred. I loved that rifle as a 12 year old and in later years I added two Ruger tangers in 7X57 to the herd.
Many members here will remember "Ye Old Hunter" ads on the back of the American Rifleman magazine until the 1968 gun control act was passed.
