Thread: Re-Barreling a 96 7x57 Mauser

Hi Team

I have a lovely Orange Free State DWM 7x57 Mauser. I bought it off a member here, put a Boyd’s stock on it, scoped it, suppressed it and along with the Timney trigger already on it, it shot really well.

Unfortunately the barrel is toast. A combination of having many shots put through it over 125 odd years and some recent neglect. I lent it to one of my boys for a year or so and he did not look after the barrel. Through a combination of lack of cleaning, poor storage, getting it wet and generally being rough as guts a trip to the range and a borescope revealed it all.

I want to rebarrel it as it and the caliber are a joy to shoot and it is very effective on deer.

The gunsmith who I use, Allen Carr does not work on Fridays so I thought I’d pose the question on the forum as there are plenty of knowledgeable buggers on here.

What would be the ‘right’ barrel to use? Any old second hand one? Another stepped military barrel? Or a new one (and what would I go for?

Cheers

Gilly