Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
It appears the 7mm Mauser [AKA 7 x 57] chambering is gone from new factory rifles (not that I'm in the market for a new rifle).
The 7mm-08 seems to have killed it off. Truth be told, the 7mm-08 slightly exceeds the performance of the 7mm Mauser.
I can't blame manufacturers for dropping the 7mm Mauser from their line-up; it just can't compete with the 7mm-08. I don't think the cartridge itself is in danger of disappearing but nostalgia makes me wish the 7mm Mauser got a little more attention.
Excluding the high end custom shops, which manufacturers were the last companies to offer a rifle chambered in 7mm Mauser?
The 7mm-08 seems to have killed it off. Truth be told, the 7mm-08 slightly exceeds the performance of the 7mm Mauser.
I can't blame manufacturers for dropping the 7mm Mauser from their line-up; it just can't compete with the 7mm-08. I don't think the cartridge itself is in danger of disappearing but nostalgia makes me wish the 7mm Mauser got a little more attention.
Excluding the high end custom shops, which manufacturers were the last companies to offer a rifle chambered in 7mm Mauser?