The 7×57mm Mauser (designated as the 7 mm Mauser or 7×57mm by the SAAMI and 7 × 57 by the C.I.P.) is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed by Paul Mauser of the Mauser company in 1892 and adopted as a military cartridge by Spain in 1893. [3]

Oct 4, 2023 · The 7mm Mauser was originally produced by its German developers with a 173-grain full-patch bullet of roundnose form at a velocity of 2,296 fps. Maximum average chamber pressure was 50,370 CUP.

Developed in the early 1890s, the 7x57 mm Mauser was the high-speed, low-drag cartridge of its day, and it still holds its own more than a century after its adoption.

Also known as the 7x57mm Mauser, the 7mm Spanish Mauser, and the .275 Rigby, the 7mm Mauser was one of the first cartridges designed from the outset to use smokeless powder. This gave it impressive ballistics compared to other cartridges of the day.

8mm Mauser. The 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber was used by Germany in both World Wars. The M/88 round used in the Gewehr 98 was a first-generation smokeless powder cartridge and did not take advantage of the newer spire-point bullets being developed.

Apr 16, 2024 · Designed to shoot the 7mm smokeless cartridge, the rifle was quickly snapped up by Spain and became known as the Spanish Model 93. The Spanish Mauser would have a great effect on the development of a bolt-action magazine fed rifle in the United States.

Dec 8, 2017 · The 7mm Mauser is also known as the 7X57, 7mm Spanish Mauser, and .257 Rigby. The over 100-year-old military cartridge is still useful for today’s sportsmen, and there’s plenty of components for reloaders. A mild-recoiling cartridge, the 7mm Mauser packs enough punch for long-range work on big game of all sorts.

Oct 12, 2015 · Bill had put a 7×57 barrel on a remodeled action from a World War I German Model 98 Mauser sniper's rifle. It had been magnificently stocked in handsome French walnut by Adolph G. Minar of Fountain, Colorado, one of the finest classic stackers that ever lived.

The 7mm Mauser is known as an accurate, flat shooting cartridge with mild recoil and is still a favourite with many hunters and sport shooters in South Africa. Unknown loads, in all probability done for the Spanish Civil War.

Apr 19, 2021 · Despite its 19th century origins, the 7mm Mauser can still be had today in modern factory loads, like this Superformance offering from Hornady. In typical European fashion, there is a rimmed version of the 7 x 57 Mauser called, appropriately, the 7 x 57R.