One was marked “Modelo 1912” with an intricate crest atop the front receiver ring. Both were quickly determined to be based on Mauser’s Model 1898, because their firing pins were cocked upon the bolt’s opening. Two rifles remaining in the estate certainly met those criteria. It should be stated here that at the time I knew virtually nothing about Chilean Mauser rifles, but I do recognize quality of manufacture and modest prices. Shown for comparison is (3) an original 7.65x53mm Argentine and a (4) handload with a spitzer bullet. Stay within the limits and have nary a problem.These cartridges include (1) an original military 7x57mm load and a (2) handload with a spitzer bullet.
#Chilean mauser carbine plus
Plus all published max data already has some built in safety margin and that applies to all cartridges. My take away was that they are plenty strong for published 7x57 data. All the the bolts were set back significantly but none beyond about 1/4- 3/8". All shots "vaporized" or fragmented the case heads and blew the brass pieces and gas out through the opening between bolt head and the receiver.
#Chilean mauser carbine cracked
Everyone was expecting more dramatic results like: sheared lugs with bolts shooting out rearward, cracked receiver rings or complete breeches or splits in chamber walls, etc. Based on known comparables, those test pressures were likely in the 100-125 kpsi range. As expected the 98 deflected gas better than the others. He found very little difference in overall action strength among all of them including the 98. He used a known Mauser 98 action as something to compare against.
He grossly overloaded and fired each with a fast pistol powder under a heavy bore obstruction. He set out to find out how strong or weak they REALLY are. He tested maybe 5-6 different actions, IIRC as it's been quite a few years ago. It's as good as or better than any other rifle I have- new or old.Īdditionally, I know a fellow who came across a pile of real beater, surplus small ring South American Mauser 93 & 95 barreled actions for near nothing. I enjoy shooting a rifle with that level of workmanship. I keep it below published max for the 7x57. I shoot both cast and jacketed out of it with ZERO worries. I have a Chilean 95 Mauser rifle in pristine, unmolested condition.
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For some reason, maybe because of Hatcher's reports or knowledge of testing of Mausers or ? but I have more trust in an M1895 Mauser than a low serial number "brittle" 03 Springfield or a US Krag with that common pesky cracked lug. If you need more gun get a 7mm Mag, one of the 300 Mags or a 375 HH. Really no need to hot rod any rifle anyway- no matter if an M93, M95, M98 or Winchester M 70. Uhg- probably no cheek contact.Īnyway, I too am not going to say they are the strongest action out there but my wife killed a veritable traincar load of elk and deer with a 7x57 loaded to well below the max published standard conservative velocities and pressures. It actually looks pretty good except for the very high scope mounts for safety clearance. I'm not sure about how handy that one shown on GB would be. If you're looking for something more "modern" that creates higher pressure (like 762x51) then there might be better platforms to start with. and stick to low pressure cartridges (like 7mm mauser). then just be aware of the concerns related to the steel. Most people will tell you if you want to make a project out of your gun, change calibers, etc. It actually looks A LOT like the pics of the rifle you are looking at on gun broker, except I went with a black and grey laminate stock, and a dark grey cerakote for the finish on the metal. I converted the rifle to a sporting/hunting rifle and put a 7mm mauser barrel back on it. im guessing much of that hard use happened when it was shooting high pressure 762 NATO stuff. you could tell it was used HARD and used A LOT. I've got an 1893 that was converted by the spanish to 762 way back in the day. The spanish 1893 probably has the worst rap of them all.
there is another person that claims to be an expert and claims the steel is just fine. For every person that claims to be an expert and claims the steel sucks.
There's been an ongoing debate on the quality of steel in spanish, chilean, and pretty much ever SR mauser ever built online for decades. they are not the same rifle as their M98 large ring big brothers). fits the same after market stock as the spanish mauser (understand these are SMALL RING MAUSERs. the only real difference in the two rifles as I understand it is they changed the bolt face. The 1985 chilean is a modified 1893 "spanish" mauser.
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