What is this rifle?

[racepres]

Good news. mine are all a bit oversize Bore...so, beagle, a Mold, and go!! Oh, and No matter how smooth it looks...I have Needed a Gas Check!!

[405grain]

It's a sporterized 1893 Mauser in 7x57 Mauser. These are very common. It has no collector value. The value of this rifle is in the enjoyment of shooting it. Generally, 7x57 Mauser's prefer long & heavy bullets. I've had the best accuracy shooting my 7x57's using the RCBS 7-168-Sp with around 28.0 grains of IMR-3031. If loading jacketed bullets, the lowest listed loads in most reloading manuals are maximum for rifles like small ring Mauser's and rolling blocks.

Also, the rear sight is a ramp style sight, not a vernier style sight. lifting the ramp slide up like that is not how you use it. Depress the spring loaded lever on the side of the rear sight and slide it either forward or back on the slide to adjust elevation. The farther forward you place the sight the longer range it's sighted for. PS; If you need to adjust windage, Mauser's almost always have a set screw (hard to find) as part of the front sight, so don't just try to drift the front sight over without checking for this. Load some ammo and have fun shooting your rifle.

[oldbear1950]

a lot of those were Belgium/Argentine 7.65 mauser, just sayin