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Here is my "Holy Grail": A Sako L46 Mannlicher, full 23.5" barrel, in 7x33.
As you can see, the gun has a walnut stock and the left-hand wing safety and is in very nice condition for a 63 year-old gun. Since the rear sight was missing out of its frame, I mounted a period Weaver K-3 on it. I was able to find a hundred rounds of factory ammunition, plus another three boxes of mixed factory and reloads, so I'm pretty well set for brass. Now I am working on modifying bullets for it. The lightest 7mm bullets available are 100 grain Hornady or Sierra hollow points. While they seem to shoot accurately enough in the rifle, I can't make the short enough to work through the magazine, so they have to be single-loaded. I'm experimenting with ways to trim the noses back, which would make them both short enough, and a bit closer to matching the factory 78 grain weight.
Anyone else out there have experience with the 7x33?
As you can see, the gun has a walnut stock and the left-hand wing safety and is in very nice condition for a 63 year-old gun. Since the rear sight was missing out of its frame, I mounted a period Weaver K-3 on it. I was able to find a hundred rounds of factory ammunition, plus another three boxes of mixed factory and reloads, so I'm pretty well set for brass. Now I am working on modifying bullets for it. The lightest 7mm bullets available are 100 grain Hornady or Sierra hollow points. While they seem to shoot accurately enough in the rifle, I can't make the short enough to work through the magazine, so they have to be single-loaded. I'm experimenting with ways to trim the noses back, which would make them both short enough, and a bit closer to matching the factory 78 grain weight.
Anyone else out there have experience with the 7x33?