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I have owned well over 100 Mauser .22's of various models over the years.
In my younger years I seldom had time to shoot them a great deal.
I do shoot them and believe that is what they were made for.
Now at 69 years old I have developed a passion for bench shooting various German made post war Target Rifles.
Experiments with various optics and ammo on them has led me to favorites of a Walther KKM UIT and an Anschutz 1407.
Age necessitates quality optics to assess the accuracy potential of any .22 target rifle. Redfield 6400 and Lyman 20X benchrest adorn those favorites.
I have also learned the virtues of quality target .22 ammo. I get the best results with Eley and Lapua for my limitations and conditions.
I do my bench shooting at 50 yards off a bench (from an indoor set up to outside in inclement weather).
I recently acquired a Mauser ES350B in somewhat less than collectable condition externally but still great inside.
I decided to mount a vintage Lyman Super Target Spot 15X to be able to shoot the gun to it's potential.
The results were amazing. (Pics)
This was done with CMP bulk Eley under the above condtions. This with a two stage trigger with a pull weight of approximately 3 lbs. I was adjusting the Scope on targets 2, and 3 shot clockwise from upper right. These are all 3 shot groups.
This is nearly on a par with the Anschutz 1407 and the Walther KKM to my standards there. And I have only just begun to familiarize with the system.
So...
Since it required no alteration, I mounted a Burris 12X Varmint Scope on my ES350N (circa 1932) No doubt with a higher magnification target scope it would also compete with the post war guns.
One 5 shot group and one 10 shot group.
Same ammo, conditions (pics)
Not bad for 70 - 80 year old War Booty that survived a war, transport by servicemen, owned and operated, used and somewhat abused by more than 2 owners subsequently.
There can be no doubt that both Anschutz and Walther in the post war era rode on the heels of the developments of pre-war research on chamber dimensions, rifling etc.
And after all, the Anschutz 54 is the Mauser Model 37 with improvements, the KKM carries forward from where the Walther Sportmodell and Meisterbuchse left off.
I just thought some members might find this interesting.
Senile here and still going.
Good Collecting!!! (And shooting!)
I have owned well over 100 Mauser .22's of various models over the years.
In my younger years I seldom had time to shoot them a great deal.
I do shoot them and believe that is what they were made for.
Now at 69 years old I have developed a passion for bench shooting various German made post war Target Rifles.
Experiments with various optics and ammo on them has led me to favorites of a Walther KKM UIT and an Anschutz 1407.
Age necessitates quality optics to assess the accuracy potential of any .22 target rifle. Redfield 6400 and Lyman 20X benchrest adorn those favorites.
I have also learned the virtues of quality target .22 ammo. I get the best results with Eley and Lapua for my limitations and conditions.
I do my bench shooting at 50 yards off a bench (from an indoor set up to outside in inclement weather).
I recently acquired a Mauser ES350B in somewhat less than collectable condition externally but still great inside.
I decided to mount a vintage Lyman Super Target Spot 15X to be able to shoot the gun to it's potential.
The results were amazing. (Pics)
This was done with CMP bulk Eley under the above condtions. This with a two stage trigger with a pull weight of approximately 3 lbs. I was adjusting the Scope on targets 2, and 3 shot clockwise from upper right. These are all 3 shot groups.
This is nearly on a par with the Anschutz 1407 and the Walther KKM to my standards there. And I have only just begun to familiarize with the system.
So...
Since it required no alteration, I mounted a Burris 12X Varmint Scope on my ES350N (circa 1932) No doubt with a higher magnification target scope it would also compete with the post war guns.
One 5 shot group and one 10 shot group.
Same ammo, conditions (pics)
Not bad for 70 - 80 year old War Booty that survived a war, transport by servicemen, owned and operated, used and somewhat abused by more than 2 owners subsequently.
There can be no doubt that both Anschutz and Walther in the post war era rode on the heels of the developments of pre-war research on chamber dimensions, rifling etc.
And after all, the Anschutz 54 is the Mauser Model 37 with improvements, the KKM carries forward from where the Walther Sportmodell and Meisterbuchse left off.
I just thought some members might find this interesting.
Senile here and still going.
Good Collecting!!! (And shooting!)
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