Mini Mauser 6.5

[se3388]

Not sure anyone will believe these groups but I had just about the same results with my Ruger 77/44 barreled to 357/44 Bain & Davis by IT&D Custom Gun. This time I had my Mini Mauser barreled by IT&D Custom Gun in Minerva Oh with a Douglas XX 20 inch barrel. I tried CFE 223 and the first target is 27 grains with a 120 gr Nosler Hunting Bal-Tip, Hornady brass and Win small rifle primer. The last target is all the same except it's with 29 gr. of powder. Both targets were at 100 yds. First target is 3 rounds and the second target is only 2 rounds as one round somehow wound up with no powder in it????? wonder how that happened, LOL. I started at 27 gr and worked my way up in one half grain increments to 29 grains. Weird thing that the groups started to open up a bit from 27 grain then started back down till it got to 29 grains. I believe the speed for 29 grain was around 2565. I really love that CFE 223. I was going to try some IMR 8028 but don't see any use in it now.

Steve E..........



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[adamjp]

I don't think I would bother chasing another powder after those results!

[LRRPF52]

Pics of rifle please! Very nice shooter. I'm really enjoying CFE as well.

[se3388]

I used some Express Blue #1 to get some color on the barrel until I can get it blued. I degrease some 0000 steel wool and use a small propane torch to heat the metal and then swab the Express blue on after it dries I buff it with the steel wool and repeat until the desired color is reached.

[LRRPF52]

That's nice. Any reason you went with high rings? I've heard some people talk about bolt throw clearance, but not sure if it was the CZ.

Total weight? Looks like a great little hunting rifle.

[txgunner00]

Nice chootin'. Nice chooter too.

[se3388]

I was thinking they were Med rings but as I look at them they just might be high rings. They were some that was in my junk drawer so I used them. Total weight with 3 rounds in the mag is 6.4 lbs. I believe I have found my new Deer gitter, LOL.

LRRPF52
I believe that most of the talk about problems with bolt throw is with the CZ.

txgunner00
Thanks, I'm not sure I will be able to do it again but I don't doubt the rifle can do it again.


Steve E...........

[Variable]

Total weight with 3 rounds in the mag is 6.4 lbs. I believe I have found my new Deer gitter, LOL.

For sure! That's a very nice stick.

[adamjp]

I take it that the magazine follower mod works well?

[se3388]

adamjp

You know I've been kinda lazy and haven't even started on it.

Variable

It's a Bell & Carlson Carbelite, I like it a lot and it's pretty light.

Steve E...........

[se3388]

I finally got time to take care of the follower mod. It feeds now with no problem. It is a little sticky when inserting the first round into the magazine (usually I have to push the follower down just a fraction of an inch to be able to insert the round) but the next few rounds insert with no problem, does this indicate a rail problem or more attention needed to the follower? I'm thinking follower.

Steve E............

[Von Gruff]

Steve, I found that if I push down on the front of the cartridge and then back they load into the magazine easily. Did you have to alter the left rail at all. I found the cartridge would hold under the left rail and and needed a little relieving to get it to feed smoothly.

[se3388]

I didn't have to do anything to the feed rails, thank goodness. If I messed that up it would be expensive to fix the rails. I have an extra milled follower on hand just in case I messed that up but seemed to have done that right (for a change, LOL). Mine is just a little stubborn starting that first round INTO the magazine but feeding all of them out is no problem.

Steve E.........