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Ideal Tool · October 6, 2010, 08:01 PM

Hello, guys! this is my first post on forum & it looks to be a very interesting and informative one! I am glad to see a 7x57 site. I have a pre-war (WW1)
7x57 sporter. 24"brl, 9/16" at muzzle with full length matted rib. gold bead front, folding two leaf rear, with claw mnts with Zeiss 4X. Scope has pointed stadia at 3:00, 9:00, & 6:00. These don't cross, but have small space between. Rifle came from Alaska, someone did beautiful glassbedding job. Bore is bright & perfect. Has fancy horn triggerguard & buttplate. Dbl. set triggers, action & screws engraved & case-colored. Bore slugged .2883".
I am a cast-bullet fanatic, & have always wanted a rifle in this caliber, so I had a few moulds for just such an occasion...But every bullet pushed in throat showed light..lots of it around them. I finally ordered custom nose-pour moulds from Fred Leeth at Pioneer Products. One is based on the old Ideal 311041 and weighs 150gr. The other is based on a 1905 .30 design, & came out a little heavy at 180grs. I have only tried the 150gr. so far with H4227 & H4895. It seems to like heavy loads. My work & weather have prevented me from more range time. But so far groups around 11/4-11/2" at 100yd. This rifle has the fast twist for the heavy 175gr. load, & I am hopeing the heaver slugs shoot better. I am after accuracy, so have seated bullets out to just shy of de-bulleting. I am sizing to .289 & using Lyman Super Moly lube. I have never had a light sporter before & was wondering what level of accuracy I could expect? Any suggestions? Thanks guys!

October 6, 2010, 08:01 PM	#10
Ideal Tool Junior member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,080	7X57 Mauser Sporter Hello, guys! this is my first post on forum & it looks to be a very interesting and informative one! I am glad to see a 7x57 site. I have a pre-war (WW1) 7x57 sporter. 24"brl, 9/16" at muzzle with full length matted rib. gold bead front, folding two leaf rear, with claw mnts with Zeiss 4X. Scope has pointed stadia at 3:00, 9:00, & 6:00. These don't cross, but have small space between. Rifle came from Alaska, someone did beautiful glassbedding job. Bore is bright & perfect. Has fancy horn triggerguard & buttplate. Dbl. set triggers, action & screws engraved & case-colored. Bore slugged .2883". I am a cast-bullet fanatic, & have always wanted a rifle in this caliber, so I had a few moulds for just such an occasion...But every bullet pushed in throat showed light..lots of it around them. I finally ordered custom nose-pour moulds from Fred Leeth at Pioneer Products. One is based on the old Ideal 311041 and weighs 150gr. The other is based on a 1905 .30 design, & came out a little heavy at 180grs. I have only tried the 150gr. so far with H4227 & H4895. It seems to like heavy loads. My work & weather have prevented me from more range time. But so far groups around 11/4-11/2" at 100yd. This rifle has the fast twist for the heavy 175gr. load, & I am hopeing the heaver slugs shoot better. I am after accuracy, so have seated bullets out to just shy of de-bulleting. I am sizing to .289 & using Lyman Super Moly lube. I have never had a light sporter before & was wondering what level of accuracy I could expect? Any suggestions? Thanks guys!