Which one is better 6.5x57 or 7x57 mm ?

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Which one is better 6.5x57 or 7x57 mm ?

Post by danish21 » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:47 am

Which rifle is better 6.5x57 mm (.256 mauser) or 7x57 mm (.275 mauser) ?

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Post by penpusher » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:42 pm

Which ever is cheaper and for which ammo is more readily available :lol:

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Post by eljefe » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:14 pm

The SD of the 6.5 has a slight advantage , I would venture. Long heavy 140 (?) grn bullet has taken every thing that stood in its path. But I guess, In India, we stand a better chance of getting 7mm ammo...
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Post by danish21 » Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:03 pm

6.5 mm cartridges are very easily available in india

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Post by shahid » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:26 pm

My choice would always be 7 x 57, the .275. Some of the best Indian Shooters favoured it. An Ideal calibre for Indian conditions where ranges seldon exceed 200 yards. A sweet rifle with little recoil and medium velocity. The 173 grain bullet does the job perfectly on most game.

Jim Corbett had two, a Westley Richards and a John Rigby. Your own Grandfather, a keen sporstman and a pehnomenal shot in his young days had a .275 Mauser, 7 x 64.

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Post by danish21 » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:40 pm

No... my grand father had .275 mauser (7x57mm).

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Re: Which one is better 6.5x57 or 7x57 mm ?

Post by Hunter » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:41 pm

.275(7x57)...always....seen it perform on pig and deer....its just amazing!And like Shahid says very sweet shooting too!

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Post by mehulkamdar » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:22 pm

Come on, guys, this is like trying to argue who looks better - Scarlett Johansson or Keira Knightley! :lol:

Both the 6.5x57 and the 7x57 have been around for more than a century, both are very effective rounds with low recoil and do their job well. Neither is particularly popular at the moment but that is more because not many production rifles are chamberred for them though the 7x57 is very popular among custom riflemakers both in the USA and in Europe. If 6.5x57 ammunition were more available then that, too, would be more popular though I think that it's relative lack of popularity among custom rifle builders is because it has a strong and popular rival with very similar performance the 6.5x55 Swedish. The Swede is available in both production rifles as well as custom ones and very large numbers of Swedish Mausers have been sold in the USA as milsurp guns for very low prices. No wonder it sells more than both the 7x57 as well as the 6.5x57 here...

Enjoy the guns you have and have fun shooting. Hardly any reqason to worry about which is better - whether it was Scarlett or Keira on your arm, you would be equally envied and admired! :mrgreen:

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Re: Which one is better 6.5x57 or 7x57 mm ?

Post by Mark » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:29 am

What is the intended use for the cartridge? If target shooting, any particular range? They both overlap pretty closely, for casual shooting however I would go with the smaller caliber however. If/when you get into reloading the smaller one will use less powder too.
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