-
Legacy Member
Ludwig Loewe Co. crested Spanish M93/95...
I was at a gun show over the weekend when I came upon this rifle. It's a commercial Ludwig Loewe purchased by the Spaniards.The only Spanish mark is the royal crest on the stock. All numbers are matching with the exception of the sight slider but it's missing the sight blade and cleaning rod. Even though the siderail is marked "Mod. Mauser 1895" the rifle is actually a '93 with a flat bottomed bolt that won't close on an empty mag. Here are some pics.
Len
Information
|
Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current. |
|
-
Thank You to Len For This Useful Post:
-
11-24-2010 06:38 PM
# ADS
Friends and Sponsors
-
Advisory Panel
-
-
-
Advisory Panel
So it appears to be a '93 bolt in a '95 frame.... that was built in '94.
Interesting.
Why can't I find something like this?
Throats in all the old-time 7x57 rifles were very deep by modern standards. The original loading for most countries called for a 174-grain round-nosed bullet... and you just can't make that much lead into something short and still get it into the bore. A friend and I experimented with a pair of 7x57s with the '98 action from the Brazilian 1908 purchase. The one with the worn bore we got to shoot almost exactly an inch (after a fair bit of messing about) at 100 but the good one would do 3-shot groups in an inch at 200 yards, did it many times. Needless to say, I was doing the spotting rather than the shooting!
They can shoot.
.
-
-
Legacy Member
Thanks for your comments fellas. According to Ball Spain purchased 12,000 of these LLCo crested rifles as a fill in between the '94 & '96 purchases of Spanish crested M93's. With the exception of the '93 type bolt they are essentially the same version supplied to the Boers/ZAR. I guess the Cuban insurgency was heating up and more weapons were needed? Patrick I read your thread on cleaning techniques and found it very informative. I think those methods might be too invasive for this rifle though. I've thoroughly cleaned and lubed the bolt and will just take the action out of the stock to check its condition and then gently clean & remount. The stock will just get a wipedown to remove surface dirt. The bore is excellent and I hope she proves to be a good shooter. Smellie I don't load but a good friend does. A while back we came across a cache of very old FN 7mm. The cases were corroded but he pulled the bullets and mated them with new cases and that's what we've been using since with good results in Spanish, Chilean & Serbian rifles. They are flat bottomed and round nosed but I don't know their weight.
Best regards,
Len
-
-
Advisory Panel
Originally Posted by
Len
and will just take the action out of the stock to check its condition and then gently clean & remount.
It is a good idea to mark (felt pen) the position of the screw slots before removing the trigger guard screws. That way you have a chance of getting something like the same screw tension when you refit the action. The pen marks can be wiped off the metal with methylated spirits or isopropyl alcohol.
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 12-01-2010 at 05:11 PM.
-
-
Legacy Member
Originally Posted by
Patrick Chadwick
It is a good idea to mark (felt pen) the position of the screw slots before removing the trigger guard screws. That way you have a chance of getting something like the same screw tension when you refit the action. The pen marks can be wiped off the metal with methylated spirits or isopropyl alcohol.
Good advice! Thanks!
-