Looks like Howa makes low production numbers, and you may be able to find a Remington, Winchester, or Ruger a couple years old if you’re lucky.īIG fan of the CZ rifles - I own a 527, as does my daughter. Aside from the T3 (it’s T3x now), the other major rifle is the CZ 550/557. I’m not in the market for a centerfire bolt, but if I did get one in the future, it’d be 6.5. If you still have concerns, just use MilSurp Nato Ball - It’s cheap anyway, and will work just fine. BUT - because there was the original ‘light’ cartirdige, and because the firearms world is full of self-appointed ‘experts,’ well, urban legends become accepted as fact. Later, Spain obtained the data, and tested theirr firearms (successfully) to the higher standard pressures. Franco was still in power then, and none of the NATO countries was willing to share techincal data about loading, so they went and did their own ‘best guess’ thing. The original CETME (spanish) 7.62x51 cartridge had all the same external dimensions as the NATO round, but the bullet had a plastic core. The G98 (large ring, three-lug) was designed to handle 8mm Mauser - Commercial.
Indeed, Classic Arms just sold off a large batch of them - The 1916 is an update of the '93 “Spanish Mauser”. M1916 (small-ring, two-lug) Mausers are rechambered for.
