308 Winchester with a 150 grain bullet, the 60% charge of H4895 would be 27.4 grains. You will probably find that a 147/150 grain bullet would be better suited to your FR-7. 308 Winchester with a 168 grain bullet, the 60% charge of H4895 would be 25.8 grains. The shooter begins with this load, and may work up from there to obtain the desired velocity andĬall Hodgdon Powder Company if additional information is needed, 91.įor. Max load shown in the Reloading Data Center with H4895 is 53.7 grains. DO NOT use in a cartridge where H4895 is not shown.Įxample: 30-06 cartridge with 125 gr. The load may be adjusted up from there to achieve the desired velocity and accuracy. Take the maximum H4895 charge listed and multiply by 60% (.6). To create reduced loads, the 60% formula is recommended.įind the H4895 load in the Reloading Data Center for your caliber and bullet. H4895 was chosen because it is the slowest burning propellant that ignites uniformly in reduced charges. Hodgdon Powder Company has found that H4895 can be loaded to reduced levels. They get reasonable accuracy and match the 2,300 fps velocity of Spanish military loads so the rifles shoot to the sights.Thank you,įor Youth Hunting, Informal Target, and Plinking
Friends of mine load 175 grain Remington CoreLokt jacketed bullets of 0.284 diameter with modest charges of IMR 4831. Lyman no longer makes this mould, so my load will be of little use to you. I load only unsized, lubed, gas checked, Lyman 287405, 150 grain cast bullets in 7x57mm cartridges to be shot in my Model 1893 and Chilean Model 1895. They get reasonable accuracy and match the 2,300 fps velocity of Spanish military loads so the rifles shoot to the sights. The standard Spanish load before WW I was a 173 grain round nose cupronickel jacketed bullet of 0.282 inch diameter launched at 2,300 fps. At the same time, they adopted spitzer profile bullets. Don't use American made 7x57mm factory cartridges in a Model 1893.Īs slower burning powders became available after WW I, the Spanish increased the diameters of the bullets they loaded - but they kept the chamber pressures low. American factory 7x57mm cartridges are loaded to a maximum average pressure of 46,000 cup with a probable upper bound of 48,900 cup. Several references I have seen in the Spanish language indicate that the maximum chamber pressures of Spanish military loads were held to 2,500 bar maximum, or about 36,000 cup. The Spanish loadings for the 7x57mm cartridge at the time most Model 1893's were made was a relatively low pressure loading, and pressures were further reduced by the oversized groove diameter. Slugging your bore to determine its groove diameter is well worth the effort. These rifles shoot long 175 grain, 0.284 inch diameter bullets fairly well, but do not shoot lighter, shorter 0.284 inch diameter bullets well at all. Most Spanish produced Model 1893's will have 0.287 - 0.288 inch groove diameters, which is significantly larger than the 0.284 inch diameter bullets available to American handloaders. There are several issues with loading and shooting Model 1893's, at least from the American perspective. The bolt cracking in each case seemed to have occurred after the rifles arrived in America.
#1893 spanish mauser serial numbers cracked
I have never encountered cracked receivers in original Spanish rifles, but I have seen cracked bolts. You must have the headspace of your rifle checked by a competent gunsmith, and both the bolt and the receiver MT (magnetic particle) tested before you shoot it. The Spanish Model 1893 Mausers do not have the safety lug introduced in the Mauser Model 1898 rifle action. A matching number Spanish Model 1893 rifle or Model 1916 carbine should be safe to shoot after it is inspected, with several caveats:
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